News ESFA ‘considering’ extensions to coronavirus supplier relief schemes The Education and Skills Funding Agency is “considering” reopening its Covid-19 supplier relief after the Cabinet Office announced the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Worth the wait: ‘Outstanding’ grade for Riverside College A college in Cheshire that recruits most of its students from areas of “high social and economic deprivation” is… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News AELP calls for one-off £8.6bn post-pandemic skills package The government should set aside an extra £8.6 billion for a one-off skills package to “reboot” the economy post-Covid-19,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Senior MPs question £3m spent on UTC membership body An influential cross-party group of MPs have raised concerns over the value for money offered by the membership body… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Switching off frameworks before standard ready is ‘right decision’, says IfATE boss The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education fully backed the ministerial decision to stick with the switch-off date for… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive First college to delay reopening after coronavirus R rate rise A college in Tameside is delaying its wider reopening after being “strongly advised” to do so by its local… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News ETF discounts cost and reduces eligibility criteria for Advanced Teacher Status qualification The Education and Training Foundation is handing out 100 discounts worth £500 each to boost the number of FE… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE seeks 16 senior policy advisers ahead of FE ‘revolution’ The Department for Education is drafting in a group of new policy experts as it gears up for “revolutionary”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ‘A very different September’ debated by roundtable of experts The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a great deal of disruption across education, including cancelled exams and campus closures to… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Sally Dicketts announced as AoC president-elect The chief executive of one of England’s largest college groups has been announced as the next president of the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive FE’s fight to tackle hate crime Hate crimes in colleges have almost tripled in four years as leaders seek to raise awareness in light of… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Terminated: ESFA bin apprenticeship providers for low achievement rates Apprenticeship providers have been left shocked after the Education and Skills Funding Agency ignored their own coronavirus deferral policy… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 854 Older Must read Awarding 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 4d Josh Mellor 4d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo