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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
Billy Camden
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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
Billy Camden
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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
Billy Camden
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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
Billy Camden
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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
Billy Camden
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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
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu


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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
Billy Camden
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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
Billy Camden
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‘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
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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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
Billy Camden
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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
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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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
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