News DfE publish guidance on fully opening FE to young people and adults from September The Department for Education has this morning published guidance on what FE colleges and providers will “need to do”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Federation of Awarding Bodies chair and vice-chair to step down Paul Eeles and Terry Fennell, the chair and vice-chair of the Federation of Awarding Bodies respectively, are to step… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Leicester College takes ‘difficult decision to close’ in local lockdown Leicester College is to close from today as part of the country’s first localised lockdown following a flare-up of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA to force ‘significant’ reductions to FE subcontracting by 2022/23 The Education and Skills Funding Agency has confirmed it will apply a cap on the volume of subcontracting as… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exam boards to investigate claims of ‘bias’ in teacher-assessed grades Exam boards will be expected to investigate claims from students that schools and colleges have not shown “care or… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News GCSE and A-level autumn series grades to be based only on exams, Ofqual confirms Student grades in this year’s autumn exam series will be based on their performance in the tests alone, not… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News PM promises ‘every young person’ the ‘chance of an apprenticeship or an in-work placement’ The prime minister has promised to offer an “opportunity guarantee” that will give “every young person the chance of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Official figures reveal 85% fall in apprenticeship vacancies The number of vacancies on the government’s Find An Apprenticeship website plummeted by more than 80 per cent in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exams regulator to lose their FE lead The head of Ofqual’s vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) department is stepping down. Phil Beach, who is currently leading… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government to ‘fast track’ £200m of £1.5bn capital budget to refurbish colleges The government is to make £200 million of its £1.5 billion college capital funding pot available from this September… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Kate Green appointed shadow education secretary Kate Green has been appointed as the new shadow education secretary. The MP for Stretford and Urmston, a former… Shane Mann 6y Shane Mann 6y News New employer incentives will form part of ‘apprenticeship guarantee’, claims ESFA director The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s director for apprenticeships has revealed that discussions are underway with Treasury about what… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
