News

Winners of the 2020 Festival of Learning awards announced

A mother bullied out of school aged 13, and an agency which fights serious and organised crime nationwide are among...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Eight more T Level qualifications put out to tender

Awarding organisations are being sought to develop T Levels in areas such as media, animal care, and hair and...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

WorldSkills competitions in China and France postponed by a year

The next two WorldSkills competitions, set to take place in Shanghai in China in 2021 and Lyon in France...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Revealed: The 68 apprenticeship standards to be overseen by Ofqual from November

The 68 apprenticeship standards which will have the quality assurance of end-point assessments transferred from the Institute of Apprenticeships...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Independent Commission on the College of the Future releases final UK-wide report

The government should introduce a duty on colleges to deliver an education offer aligned to employer needs, a commission...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Colleges applying for bailouts will NOT be automatically placed in formal intervention, DfE says

Colleges which apply for government bailouts will not automatically fall into formal intervention from now on, the Department for...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

DfE lifts all provider T Level restrictions from 2024

The Department for Education has announced today any provider delivering 16 to 19 study programmes will be able to...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Movers and Shakers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 331

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. John Cope, Non-executive board member, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Opinion

Colleges have key role to play in maximising SME innovation

The post-Covid business recovery is going to rely on innovation as never before. And this is where FE colleges...

Fraser Whieldon
Marguerite Hogg