Opinion

DEBATE: Should FE colleges lose autonomy to make course choices?

On 17 January 2020, FE Week was first to report that the government was working on new legislation in...

Billy Camden
NICK LINFORD
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No mandatory face masks, and 7 other things you need to know about autumn exams

The government has released further guidance on how schools and colleges must prepare for autumn exams to best protect...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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76 winners scoop silver Pearson Teaching Awards for 2020

Inspirational teachers from across the country have been honoured today for their outstanding commitment to changing the lives of...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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DfE seizes control of handling school and college covid cases after PHE local teams ‘overwhelmed’

The government has set up a national helpline for colleges to report positive coronavirus cases following some schools being...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Williamson’s education committee exams hearing: 4 things we learned

The education secretary faced questions about this year’s exams fiasco and the reopening of schools and colleges when he...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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UCU threatens to ‘name and shame’ unsafe colleges

A union has threatened to “name and shame” colleges that are “not doing enough” to keep staff and students...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apprentices to fill junior exec vacancies at DfE and ESFA

Staff have been told that they must fill junior executive vacancies with apprentices, as part of a three-month trial...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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T Levels launch but classes not full

Colleges and schools have missed two-thirds of their T Level enrolment targets, with digital proving to be the toughest...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Colleges and ITPs miss out again on Covid relief funds

A cash-strapped college is among more than a quarter of training providers to have had a bid for help...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden