News Possible stay of execution for Newton Rigg College A land-based college facing closure could retain its educational purpose after the government agreed to conduct a review of… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News ESFA launch second round of supplier relief to run July to October The Education and Skills Funding Agency has today launched its second Covid-19 provider relief scheme. FE providers can now… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked The shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has been sacked by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. A spokesperson for Starmer… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Pearson unveils 2020 BTEC award winners in its first ever online awards ceremony The winners of Pearson’s tenth annual BTEC Awards are being announced in a ceremony this afternoon which is taking… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Apprenticeship starts continue to plummet since lockdown, new data reveals Apprenticeship starts have dropped by almost half since lockdown compared to the same period last year, according to new… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive College to axe 107 jobs after ‘short-sighted’ DfE rejects Covid support plea A college in Yorkshire is to make over 100 staff redundant and its principal has branded the government “short-sighted”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College sector could lose £2bn out of £7bn next year, claims AoC boss Total income across colleges in England could fall by £2 billion next year as the “enormous impact” of Covid-19… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Social Mobility Commission finds apprenticeship system ‘failing’ young disadvantaged people The apprenticeships system is “failing” young disadvantaged people and needs “decisive” government action to stop it from becoming worse,… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Cross-party group of MPs urge education secretary to include 16-19s in £1bn Covid catch-up plan A cross-party group of MPs has written to Gavin Williamson today urging him “to extend eligibility for the Covid… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News EU students to be barred from FE loans next year Students from the European Union will lose eligibility for advanced learner loans from August next year, the government confirmed… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News FE colleges to fully reopen in September is the ‘intention’, says PM It is the government’s “intention” to get colleges “back in September”, the prime minister said today after announcing that… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Treasury excluded colleges from £1bn catch-up fund just hours before DfE announcement It was the Treasury’s decision to pull colleges from the Department for Education’s £1 billion Covid-19 catch-up plan, FE… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
