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Confirmed: Williamson sacked as education secretary in reshuffle

The MP for South Staffordshire has been in post since July 2019

News, Cabinet reshuffle, Politics

Numbers have to rise for T Levels to change things for the better

If BTECs continue to be perceived as easier, institutions will always be tempted to teach them, says Ed Reza Schwitzer Government gets a lot wrong. I worked in the Department for Education for six years, and for every new policy we introduced there was always a group that disagreed (and it was sometimes proved right).  […]

Opinion

Ofqual and the Institute are united across their distinctive roles

There is no benefit to anyone if our quality roles compete, write Simon Lebus and Jennifer Coupland Ofqual and the Institute are united in pursuit of our common goal. Both our organisations wish to ensure all apprenticeships and technical qualifications deliver world-class results for employers and learners. Employer-led reforms have already benefitted apprenticeships and T […]

Opinion

Legal risk to providers over lack of non-binary options

Providers are warning they face “massive” legal and reputational risk because the Education and Skills Funding Agency continues to make students choose a sex rather than their gender to enrol on courses. Currently, the individualised learner record, which providers have to fill in with a student’s information to access funding, mandates learners choose either male […]

News

Nadhim Zahawi appointed education secretary in ‘build back better’ reshuffle

He is a former apprenticeships adviser to the prime minister

News, Cabinet reshuffle, Politics

UCU fires warning shot over use of recorded lessons

A data protection expert has urged colleges to revise their privacy agreements after a union raised concerns about the safeguarding and legal implications of reusing recorded lectures. In the aftermath of the pandemic, when in-person provision was shut off and virtual delivery became the norm, the University and College Union (UCU) is worried that colleges […]

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Revealed: 45 T Level colleges sharing £50m to refurbish teaching spaces

Forty-five colleges delivering the government’s flagship T Level qualifications from next year have won a slice of £50 million capital funding to prepare their facilities. Further education and sixth form colleges are being funded to, for example, build a mixed reality suite to teach coding, and a ward where students can practice health skills, the […]

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Ofqual ‘pleased’ with ‘small’ number of penalties issued for cheating in vocational exams last year

More than 1,300 penalties were issued for cheating in vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) in 2019/20 – with the majority handed out for plagiarism as more students took internal assessments due to Covid-19. But the exams regulator Ofqual, which published the figures today, says it is “pleased” with the overall number because it is “small” […]

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ESFA accused of ‘hidden agenda’ as AEB providers reveal ‘horrendous’ bid rejections

The government has been accused of using the adult education budget tender process to “manoeuvre its hidden agenda” of shrinking the private provider market – as leaders spoke out about “horrendous” bid rejections. Several long-running providers told FE Week they were left “infuriated” after their applications were denied owing to “missing” documents that were in […]

News, AEB