News EuroSkills 2020 postponed until 2021 The international EuroSkills 2020 competition has been postponed from this September until next year, it has been announced. It… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Teachers to estimate functional skills results this summer Results for this summer’s cancelled functional skills exams will be based on teacher calculated grades, Ofqual is set to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Ofqual to announce teachers will ‘calculate’ BTEC and other qual results but delay detail Teachers will calculate student grades for the majority of cancelled BTEC and other vocational qualification exams, but a full… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News MBA set to be removed from level 7 senior leader apprenticeship Plans to remove the controversial MBA component attached to the level 7 senior leader apprenticeship standard have been revealed…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News AoC urges colleges to pay exam fees in joint statement with FAB Colleges have been urged by their membership organisation to pay exam fees to awarding bodies this summer following the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News, Sponsored post Sponsored SPONSORED: Provider receives huge demand for distance learning with over 15,000 applying While there is a considerable amount of uncertainty in the world surrounding Coronavirus, one thing is clear – there… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Director of apprenticeships to leave ESFA The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s director of apprenticeships, Keith Smith, is leaving the role later this month. He… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News AoC calls on Ofsted to delay inspections until 2021 The Association of Colleges has called on Ofsted to suspend all inspections until at least January 2021 owing to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA suspends 24 more providers from recruiting apprentices Twenty four apprenticeship providers have been suspended from taking on new starts after receiving poor Ofsted ratings so far… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College staff don’t need protective equipment, new government guidance states College staff do not require personal protective equipment, new government guidance has stated. The guidance also warns cleaning items… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Rebecca Long-Bailey appointed as Labour’s new shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has been appointed as the shadow education secretary following a Labour Party reshuffle by new leader Keir… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Free recording: Latest FE policy response to Covid-19 outbreak On Saturday, FE Week hosted its second webinar looking at the latest legislation and guidance from the government regarding… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 830 Older Must read 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 6d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 6d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
