News Union blasts college redundancy plans during coronavirus crisis as “unnecessary and unfair” A large general FE college has announced its seventh round of job cuts in six years. Blackburn College has… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Ofqual publish final plans for exam alternatives this summer This afternoon, as promised, Ofqual has published final details for their “exceptional arrangements for awarding qualifications this summer”. Click… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Exclusive Exam boards seeking more than £16 million from DfE for Covid flexibility costs A “formal” request for more than £16 million to be “reimbursed” has been submitted by awarding organisations (AOs) to… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y 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 Newer 1 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
