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Vast majority of apprentices still receiving training, according to AELP survey

More than eight in 10 apprentices are continuing to receive training during the Covid-19 lockdown, the Association of Employment...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

How we are supporting our community in the face of this pandemic

Colleges exist to enrich and serve their community, leaving no-one behind especially in the face of the coronavirus pandemic,...

Billy Camden
NIKOS SAVVAS
News

Free recording: Response to Ofqual’s guidance on grading vocational qualifications

Last week, Ofqual published their guidance on arrangements for grading BTEC, functional skills and other vocational qualifications this summer....

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofqual seeks views on plans for teachers to estimate GCSE and A-level grades

The sector has just days to respond to an Ofqual consultation on its plans for teacher calculated GCSE and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE cancels achievement rates publication in 2021 for all providers

The government will not publish provider-level achievement rates for the current academic year due to the coronavirus crisis. However,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College loses £91k after ending the wait for a favourable Nigerian exchange rate

A college tied up in a long-running legal dispute with a Nigerian State has accepted a loss of £91,000...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Full steam ahead as T-level qualification content launched

Jennifer Coupland reflects on the launch of the first technical qualifications (TQs) for T-levels and how they will be...

Billy Camden
JENNIFER COUPLAND
News

T-level content finally published as minister says most colleges ‘wanted to continue’

The long-awaited content for the first three T-levels is set to be published as the skills minister pleads with...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College apprenticeship provider cuts staff wages by 25% to ‘buy time’

Staff at a college owned apprenticeship provider have taken a 25 per cent pay cut for the next sixth...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden