News Ofqual publish final plans for exam alternatives this summer This afternoon, as promised, Ofqual has published final details for their “exceptional arrangements for awarding qualifications this summer”. Click… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Exclusive Exam boards seeking more than £16 million from DfE for Covid flexibility costs A “formal” request for more than £16 million to be “reimbursed” has been submitted by awarding organisations (AOs) to… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Second college merger postponed due to Covid-19 A merger involving a college that previously warned it was dependent upon the move for survival has been delayed… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Adult education Exclusive ESFA rejects one-third of all AEB and non-levy supplier relief applications A third of training providers that bid for the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s apprenticeship and adult education Covid-19… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Minister rules out delay to framework switch-off after ‘careful consideration’ Gillian Keegan has ruled out an extension to the switch-off date for starts on old-style apprenticeships, known as frameworks,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Colleges in administration enter second year with more delays The transfer to new ownership for the first colleges to be placed by the government into insolvency has been… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College set to close with the loss of 117 jobs A land-based college is set to close next year with the potential loss of 117 jobs following an FE… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News How to take part: the FE Week BIG FE & Skills Quiz Fed up of lockdown? Fancy getting that brain back into gear? Want to nerd out with some other FE… Shane Mann 6y Shane Mann 6y News Ofsted praises 100% positive progression rate for students at ‘outstanding’ UTC A university technical college in Hull has been dubbed a “guiding light in the education sector” after being rated… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Unions increase opposition to college reopening by warning leaders over Covid-19 ‘legal liability’ Unions have fired off a Covid-19 “liability” warning shot to school and college leaders – quoting the health and… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA launches Covid-19 supplier relief for European Social Fund providers The government has today launched a Covid-19 supplier relief scheme for training providers with European Social Fund (ESF) contracts…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Colleges will need to create student ‘bubbles’ to reduce Covid risk but ‘real challenge’, says AoC The Association of Colleges has warned that reducing interaction and mixing in colleges is “going to be a real… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
