Ofsted

Welsh online-only apprenticeship provider censured by Ofsted

A Wales-based provider that trains apprentices in England exclusively online has been rapped by Ofsted. Cognitia Consulting, headquartered in...

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News

Eight specialist colleges honoured in Natspec awards 2021

A college which recruited a robot to help students with autism, and a project to ease learners’ return to...

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Fraser Whieldon
Covid-19

College forced to close following Covid-19 outbreak

A college has been forced to close its campus following an outbreak of Covid-19, involving the so-called “Indian variant”,...

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Fraser Whieldon
Bulletin, Movers and Shakers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 352

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Jayne Davis, Principal, Bath College Start date: September 2021 Previous...

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Fraser Whieldon
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Tell us why grades will be withheld, say leaders

School and college leaders are demanding Ofqual come clean over why students might have grades “withheld” this summer. Ofqual’s...

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Fraser Whieldon
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WorldSkills hosts biggest ever virtual pressure test in run-up to Shanghai 2022

A UK competitor has come within the top 15 at the largest virtual pressure test ever run by the...

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Fraser Whieldon
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Students and tutors recognised in WEA achievement awards 2021

A teacher from Turkey who had to study her way back into an education career, and a Zoom champion...

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Fraser Whieldon
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Autumn resit plans revealed

Exam boards will be required to offer AS-level exams in only five subjects during this year’s autumn exam series....

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Fraser Whieldon
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London UTC in danger of closure just three years after opening

Another university technical college looks set to close just three years after opening. Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC, named...

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Fraser Whieldon