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 News AoC urges colleges to pay exam fees in joint statement with FAB Colleges have been urged by their membership organisation to pay exam fees to awarding bodies this summer following the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News, Sponsored post Sponsored SPONSORED: Provider receives huge demand for distance learning with over 15,000 applying While there is a considerable amount of uncertainty in the world surrounding Coronavirus, one thing is clear – there… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Director of apprenticeships to leave ESFA The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s director of apprenticeships, Keith Smith, is leaving the role later this month. He… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News AoC calls on Ofsted to delay inspections until 2021 The Association of Colleges has called on Ofsted to suspend all inspections until at least January 2021 owing to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA suspends 24 more providers from recruiting apprentices Twenty four apprenticeship providers have been suspended from taking on new starts after receiving poor Ofsted ratings so far… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College staff don’t need protective equipment, new government guidance states College staff do not require personal protective equipment, new government guidance has stated. The guidance also warns cleaning items… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Rebecca Long-Bailey appointed as Labour’s new shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has been appointed as the shadow education secretary following a Labour Party reshuffle by new leader Keir… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Free recording: Latest FE policy response to Covid-19 outbreak On Saturday, FE Week hosted its second webinar looking at the latest legislation and guidance from the government regarding… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Coronavirus: How colleges are going above and beyond for their local communities Colleges across the country have volunteered their services to help local communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. FE Week shares… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News HMRC publish furlough and training guidance for apprentices The government has finally confirmed that apprentices can continue with funded training when employers use the job retention scheme,… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Newer 1 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 854 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