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A teaching union has accused the government of putting staff and student safety “at risk” by keeping colleges open during November’s national lockdown and called for campuses to close “wherever possible”. But one principal has defended Whitehall’s decision, claiming that colleges have now been made Covid-secure and the emotional impact of isolation is more profound […]
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We are in a stronger position going into this second lockdown, and alongside the challenges there are positive ways in which we can help reduce the impact on students and apprentices, writes Jennifer Coupland I would like to start by acknowledging the huge challenges that everyone involved with apprenticeships faces as we approach a second […]
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Special measures that have enabled 25,000 apprentices to complete their end-point assessment during the Covid-19 pandemic will be retained until at least March 2021. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s chief executive Jennifer Coupland will tell delegates watching the Skills World Live Apprenticeships conference tomorrow that the extension has been granted in light of the […]
Colleges and training providers should continue to deliver education for 16 to 19-year-olds on site during the new national lockdown, but have been told to move adult learners to online teaching where possible. The Department for Education has this afternoon published its guidance for delivering FE this month ahead of the national restrictions set to […]
Awarding organisations are being sought to develop T Levels in areas such as media, animal care, and hair and beauty for the fourth year of the flagship qualification’s rollout. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has today published an invitation to tender for suppliers to help design the eight pathways set to start […]
Science minister Amanda Solloway explains why England’s first space engineering apprenticeship is set for launch “Without you Tom, we wouldn’t have gotten to the Moon.” Those were the immortal words of gratitude expressed by then President, Richard Nixon, in 1961 to British rocket engineer Tom Bacon at a White House reception to mark the successful […]
The 68 apprenticeship standards which will have the quality assurance of end-point assessments transferred from the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education to Ofqual in November have been revealed. The standards (see the full list below) all currently use the institute (IfATE) for external quality assurance (EQA), but these duties will be transferred over to […]
The founder and headteacher of a “nationally recognised” school in east London is the new chief executive of the Careers and Enterprise Company. School 21 leader Oli de Botton (pictured) will officially take over at the head of the government-funded quango next year, replacing Claudia Harris, who left in July. The company said School 21 […]
The new head of the Skills Network reveals the family and personal influences behind his career to JL Dutaut Mark Dawe is a hard man to pin down. Just 18 months ago, the then boss of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) was opening the FE Week apprenticeships conference with critical comments about subcontracting. “Its […]
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