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 News Unfair: Sutton Trust finds young disadvantaged ‘losing out’ on degree apprenticeships Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are “losing out” on degree level apprenticeships as they soar in popularity without “fair… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted triggers government intervention at specialist college A new college for students with special educational needs and disabilities has been suspended from recruiting learners after receiving… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
