News Exclusive Coronavirus: Ofsted pauses publication of inspection reports Ofsted has paused the publication of inspection reports during the coronavirus crisis and promised that it will have “do… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive DfE suspends process for defunding qualifications with low enrolments The Department for Education has suspended the process for defunding thousands of legacy qualifications at level three and below… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE reveals how it will provide grades for A-level and GCSE students this summer The government has confirmed it will use teacher assessments to provide calculated grades for students this year. The aim… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Free recording: FE’s response & requirements to Coronavirus pandemic On Saturday FE Week hosted a webinar to provide an overview of the latest legislation and guidance from the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive £1m rap collaboration sends apprenticeship site visits soaring The government has celebrated nearly tripling the interest in apprenticeships after spending more than £1 million on the release… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Ofsted watch: UTC climbs out of ‘inadequate’ A university technical college has pulled itself out of ‘inadequate’, while two other FE providers, including an accountancy giant,… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News UTC turns the tables and comes to the aid of a MAT A north-west England university technical college has become the latest of its type to move towards joining a multi-academy… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Gowland comes out of retirement to be temp boss at London college The principal of a London college has been replaced by a retired further education leader ahead of an FE… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News FE minister writes to colleges about COVID-19 response This evening the apprenticeships and skills minister, Gillian Keegan, wrote to all FE and sixth form colleges in England…. Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News College group launches Food Bank Friday A large college group in London is launching “Food Bank Friday” in an effort to combat food shortages for… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News List of ‘key workers’ and vulnerable children revealed Education secretary Gavin Williamson announced on Wednesday that schools and colleges will only stay open from Friday afternoon until… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Apprenticeship providers desperate for government support as starts plummet England’s largest apprenticeship providers have told FE Week that starts are “falling off a cliff” and redundancies are likely… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 830 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 5d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5d 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
