News DfE begins search for provider of £80m T-level support programme The government is on the hunt for an organisation to design and deliver the second phase of a professional… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Revealed: The 3 colleges that will share £1.2m to open centres for excellence in SEND Three colleges have been chosen to open centres for excellence in special educational needs and disabilities. City College Norwich,… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Minister ‘thrilled’ with Traineeship progressions despite steady decline in take-up The skills minister has hailed the success of traineeships after research revealed 75 per cent of learners move on… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Edexcel further maths A-level paper replaced amid cheating concerns An A-level paper due to be sat by thousands of students this Thursday is to be replaced amid concerns… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Amidst low take-up predictions DfE to give £30k per T-level and ‘tolerance’ for under-delivery The first wave of T-level providers are expected to recruit half the amount of students the government predicts, research… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News T-levels: The colleges selected to run courses in 2021 The names of the 64 colleges chosen to deliver T-levels in the second wave of their roll out have… Simon Kay 7y Simon Kay 7y News Interview: Chris Jones, CEO, City & Guilds Last month, education giant City & Guilds raised a few eyebrows by calling for the creation of a new… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Ofsted watch: Universities falter while colleges shine Universities have stumbled this week, with one being rated ‘requires improvement’ and another losing its grade one, while colleges… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News DfE seeks company for £20m contract to supply sanitary products to colleges The government will spend up to £20 million supplying free sanitary products to schools and colleges across England, it… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Small employers finally invited onto the apprenticeships system – but only those already accessing non-levy funding The Education and Skills Funding Agency has officially begun inviting non-levy employers and providers to test its digital apprenticeship… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive IfA to ‘optimise’ apprenticeship EQA system The Institute for Apprenticeships has called for the assistance of the government’s exams and HE watchdogs in devising an… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News No mega-merger for Cornwall College after securing £30m bailout Cash-strapped Cornwall College Group has secured a £30 million government bailout to drive forward its “fresh start” business plan,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo Qualifications 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
