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Government publishes guide to home learning

The Department for Education has released a “remote education framework” to support colleges and training providers to identify “areas...

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FE staff should get Covid vaccine priority, say college leaders

FE staff should be moved up the priority list for Covid-19 vaccines so that providers can reopen to all...

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Ofqual warns this summer’s grading solution is unlikely to be consistent

Ofqual’s new interim chief has warned that the solution to replacing this summer’s exams “won’t be the same for...

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Tripling traineeships: £65m tender deadline ‘slightly delayed’

The outcomes for the government’s traineeships tender have been delayed, the Education and Skills Funding Agency announced today. In...

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National lockdown 3 FE guidance: What you need to know

The Department for Education has finally updated its main Covid-19 guidance document to include details of how FE leaders...

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January exams on or off? How colleges have responded

The January vocational exam series descended into chaos at the start of the week as the government passed the...

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Apprentice assessment flexibilities extended again

Temporary flexibilities that help apprentices complete their end-point assessment during the pandemic will be extended until at least August...

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Attendance high for students keen to sit BTEC and other vocational exams this month

A college in Kent has already supported around 500 students to sit their exams this week after receiving “overwhelming...

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Former DfE director rails against ‘insensitive’ Skills Toolkit campaign timing

A former top skills civil servant has criticised the launch of a government-funded campaign to promote free online education...

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