News Vast majority of apprentices still receiving training, according to AELP survey More than eight in 10 apprentices are continuing to receive training during the Covid-19 lockdown, the Association of Employment… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofqual seeks views on plans for teachers to estimate GCSE and A-level grades The sector has just days to respond to an Ofqual consultation on its plans for teacher calculated GCSE and… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Free recording: Response to Ofqual’s guidance on grading vocational qualifications Last week, Ofqual published their guidance on arrangements for grading BTEC, functional skills and other vocational qualifications this summer…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive College loses £91k after ending the wait for a favourable Nigerian exchange rate A college tied up in a long-running legal dispute with a Nigerian State has accepted a loss of £91,000… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE cancels achievement rates publication in 2021 for all providers The government will not publish provider-level achievement rates for the current academic year due to the coronavirus crisis. However,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Labour appoints shadow apprenticeships minister as Hardy holds onto colleges Toby Perkins has been appointed Labour’s new shadow apprenticeships and lifelong learning minister – separate to the shadow further… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News T-level content finally published as minister says most colleges ‘wanted to continue’ The long-awaited content for the first three T-levels is set to be published as the skills minister pleads with… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College apprenticeship provider cuts staff wages by 25% to ‘buy time’ Staff at a college owned apprenticeship provider have taken a 25 per cent pay cut for the next sixth… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News EuroSkills 2020 postponed until 2021 The international EuroSkills 2020 competition has been postponed from this September until next year, it has been announced. It… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Teachers to estimate functional skills results this summer Results for this summer’s cancelled functional skills exams will be based on teacher calculated grades, Ofqual is set to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Ofqual to announce teachers will ‘calculate’ BTEC and other qual results but delay detail Teachers will calculate student grades for the majority of cancelled BTEC and other vocational qualification exams, but a full… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News MBA set to be removed from level 7 senior leader apprenticeship Plans to remove the controversial MBA component attached to the level 7 senior leader apprenticeship standard have been revealed…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News Exclusive 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
