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FE colleges to fully reopen in September is the ‘intention’, says PM

It is the government’s “intention” to get colleges “back in September”, the prime minister said today after announcing that…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Treasury excluded colleges from £1bn catch-up fund just hours before DfE announcement

It was the Treasury’s decision to pull colleges from the Department for Education’s £1 billion Covid-19 catch-up plan, FE…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Revealed: The 22 areas sharing £2m in careers hubs funding

Almost 900 additional schools and colleges will join the government’s careers hubs from September as the programme expands with…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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ESFA finally reveals Covid financial support offer for 16-19 private training providers

Private training providers whose recruitment of 16 to 19 students has been “limited” due to Covid-19 have been offered…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Principals sound warning on high cost of Covid safety measures

College leaders have warned of spiralling Covid-19 safety costs as their membership body calls for a £70 million fund…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Speed read: The 8 apprenticeship assessment concerns according to Ofqual

Ofqual has today published the findings of their initial “technical evaluations” of apprentice end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs). It covers…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Colleges announce free summer food scheme for vulnerable 16-18s

Two colleges have announced they will offer free meals over the summer holidays to their most vulnerable 16-to-18-year-old students….

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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How one college has adapted to welcome back more students

On March 20 colleges closed their doors to most students as the country entered lockdown following the outbreak of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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FE snubbed in ‘corrected’ DfE £1bn catch-up plans

The government is facing fierce criticism for snubbing colleges from its £1 billion Covid-19 “catch-up” package after appearing to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Wages for young apprentices to be funded by Tees Valley combined authority

The mayor of Tees Valley has earmarked £1 million to pay the wages of more than 100 young apprentices…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Financial auditors conclude former principal’s expenses failed public money test

The controversial expenses racked up by Highbury College’s former principal were “not in line” with value for money rules…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Highbury College given £1.5m emergency bailout to stay afloat

A college rocked by an expenses scandal has been saved by a £1.5 million government bailout after its new…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
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
Young people

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