Traineeships ESFA pleads for more traineeships as recruitment struggles continue Ministers criticised for using traineeships as a ‘sticking plaster’ to make up for lack of a national strategy Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo News NFL Academy set to touchdown in Loughborough College The academy will move from Barnet and Southgate College in September Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Assessment Ofqual’s 3-year plan for exams: what you need to know Exams watchdog pledges to support the use of technology in assessments Samantha Booth 2mo Samantha Booth 2mo Colleges Association of Colleges Beacon Award 2022 winners announced ‘Colleges are brilliant – and the winners of the Beacon Awards are some of the best of the best’ Will Nott 2mo Will Nott 2mo Skills reform DfE begins local skills improvement plans national rollout It is hoped that “most” of the country will be covered by an LSIP by summer 2023 Will Nott 2mo Will Nott 2mo Skills reform Ofqual voices concern over DfE reforms to level 2 and below qualifications Plans risk adding confusion to landscape and ‘overhwhelming’ educators Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Sponsored post Sponsored IPS Ltd; Introducing Enrichment Resource Solutions, Additional Facilities to Support Mental Health in FE Over the past few years, the UK has identified a vast increase in people facing Mental Health issues, and… IPS Software 2mo IPS Software 2mo Ofsted Ofsted 5-year strategy Q&A with Paul Joyce We discuss the watchdog’s two key areas of focus for FE Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo News £11k canapés help guests swallow Zahawi’s climate strategy Taste Studios, trading as ‘The Recipe’, was given a £11,480 contract to provide the food – about £46 a… Samantha Booth 2mo Samantha Booth 2mo Inclusion The college gender gap narrows, but slowly While the gender pay gap has improved on average at most colleges, sector leaders have said the rate of… Will Nott 2mo Will Nott 2mo Teaching College and ITP teachers will be in scope for lifetime bans, DfE confirms Powers to issue lifetime bans for teachers guilty of serious misconduct will be extended to FE, the DfE has… Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo News South-west triumphs as AoC Sport National Championships returns after 2-year absence ‘There were tears from the coaches. It’s great to see the joy in the faces of the students’ Will Nott 2mo Will Nott 2mo Newer 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 648 Older Must read Colleges, Exams Colleges fork out for taxis and b&bs to get students to exams during rail strikes Students resorted to sleepovers and parents took days off work to get their children to college on time Jason Noble 3d Jason Noble 3d News Long read How the cost of living crisis is taking its toll on FE students Leaders reveal how families are now struggling to feed and clothe their children Jason Noble 3d Jason Noble 3d Colleges Union rejects AoC’s ‘totally unacceptable’ new pay offer for college staff The pay offer has been upped to 2.5% from 2.25% Jason Noble 6d Jason Noble 6d Next 3 stories Funding Soaring inflation wipes out skills budget boost Ministers have been urged to immediately add an extra £350 million a year in skills funding on top of… Will Nott 2w Will Nott 2w News Times Education Commission adds voice to calls for new ‘baccalaureate’ It is estimated to cost the government an extra £1.2bn a year Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges Major review launched to bring colleges back into public sector After ten years in the private sector, the ONS are now considering whether to reclassify colleges as public sector… Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w
