News Call for colleges to host employer hubs to help fill healthcare vacancies New employer hubs to “turbocharge greater college collaboration” with the NHS have been proposed to fill “significant workforce vacancies”… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive T Levels launch but classes not full Colleges and schools have missed two-thirds of their T Level enrolment targets, with digital proving to be the toughest… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Law to be changed to help those made redundant finish their apprenticeship The government is changing the law to allow more redundant apprentices to complete their course. A Statutory Instrument (SI)… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Team UK for EuroSkills Graz unveiled The elite team of skilled young people who will represent the UK at EuroSkills in Austria next year has… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News DfE change of heart: catch-up funding can be for students with GCSE English and maths The government has given in to pressure to widen the number of students eligible for 16 to 19 catch-up… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Minister says the quality of an FE course should be judged by job outcomes The FE sector should judge the quality of their training programmes on the jobs that learners end up in,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Apprenticeship providers call on government to find three months of ‘catch-up’ cash The volume of apprentices who require more training due to Covid-19 interruptions is starting to “spiral steeply”, providers have… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Colleges need cash to employ ‘business innovation account managers’, says AoC A lack of funding is holding colleges back from hiring “specific business innovation account managers” to help initiate an… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ‘Nothing to fear’ if colleges brought into public ownership, says AoC chief in tense exchange with MPs Colleges have “nothing to fear” about being brought into public ownership, the head of their membership organisation told MPs… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofqual calls time on estimated grades for BTECs and other vocational qualifications Ofqual has ruled out the use of calculated grades to award vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) again. Following this… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College leaders called on to help prevent unnecessary surge in coronavirus testing Principals have been urged to stop students and staff with a sore throat or headache from getting unnecessary coronavirus… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofqual and the exams fiasco: 8 interesting things we learned Senior staff from the exams regulator were hauled infront of the education select committee today where they were grilled… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 6d Josh Mellor 6d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
