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Free recording: In conversation with skills minister Gillian Keegan

FE Week was joined by apprenticeships minister Gillian Keegan this afternoon for our latest webinar on the response to...

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Minister rules out delay to framework switch-off after ‘careful consideration’

Gillian Keegan has ruled out an extension to the switch-off date for starts on old-style apprenticeships, known as frameworks,...

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ESFA reveals new further education director

Kirsty Evans has been appointed as the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s new acting director of further education. She...

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Coronavirus delays troubled college’s merger until autumn

A cash-strapped college’s merger plans have been delayed owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College,...

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12-day window to submit GCSE English and math grades, new Ofqual guidance reveals

Exams regulator Ofqual has released a few more details about its grading plans this summer, ahead of the publication...

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Apprentices ALSO expected to receive face-to-face training from June

Apprentices aged 16 to 19 will also be expected to restart face-to-face contact with their training provider from June....

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Opening from June: College leaders given flexibilities

College leaders have been given significant flexibility over which learners they invite back onsite from as soon as June....

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Ofsted raps first school over Baker Clause

A school has been rapped by Ofsted for flouting the Baker Clause, as the inspectorate begins to police the...

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DfE publishes ‘checklist’ for the wider reopening of colleges

The Department for Education has published a “checklist” to assist colleges with their wider reopening from 1 June. Government...

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