News

Extraordinary efforts of staff still caring for vulnerable learners

FE Week has spoken to a number of specialist colleges to uncover the impact the Covid-19 crisis is having…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

DfE ploughs on with plans for T-level launch despite coronavirus concerns

The government is driving forward with plans to launch the first three T-levels from September 2020 despite the disruption…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Funding clawback warning to colleges for deliberate under delivery

Colleges that deliberatley under deliver their adult education budget allocations this year will have their funding clawed back, the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Coronavirus: Schools and colleges will rank GCSE and A-level pupils within grades

Schools and colleges will rank their GCSE and A-level pupils within each grade under a new system of assessment…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Chief regulator offers ‘reassurance’ over this summer’s GCSE and A-level grades

Ofqual’s chief regulator Sally Collier has “reassured” GCSE and A-level students that the grades they get this summer will…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Coronavirus: An explainer on how GCSE and A-level grades will be awarded this summer

Ofqual has revealed how students will be assessed for GCSE and A-level qualifications this summer, following the cancellation of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


News

Hadlow break-up hits two month delay due to ‘complexity’

Delays have struck the break-up of the first college group to go insolvent owing to the “necessarily complex and…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Remote assessment guidance too vague and open to malpractice, say awarding bodies

Online assessment will only work for around 40 per cent of apprenticeships and the government’s “vague” guidance in the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

University in drive to push MBA apprentice places as government reviews funding

A university is scrambling to recruit MBA apprentices amid the government’s review of the programme’s funding. On Monday the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Treasury confirms colleges CAN furlough staff

Treasury officials have given colleges the green light to tap into their coronavirus job retention scheme. Speaking to FE…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Students to sit English and maths exams at home during Covid-19 lockdown

Thousands of students will be able to sit their functional skills exams from home from next week, the first…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Funding agency ‘pause’ planned audits during Covid-19 lockdown

All planned routine funding audits of FE providers have been put on hold, the government confirmed today. The Education…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel