Friday
‘The Skills for Jobs White Paper is validation for FE’
It is encouraging to see that colleges are to be supported to build on their successes, says college leader Sam Parrett
FE White Paper: Why we need to trust, and be trusted
There is much to be welcomed in the White Paper, says college leader Amanda Melton – but there must be a culture shift
Tes FE Awards 2021 open for entries
FE’s leading awards celebrate the very best of the further education and skills sector – and now is the time to put forward your colleagues, teams or institutions
Thursday
Post-16 reform: Today’s announcements at a glance
The key facts you need to know about the skills White Paper, the Augar Report response and the review of TEF
Keegan: Skills White Paper is FE’s ‘day in the sun’
EXCLUSIVE: Apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan talks to Tes about today’s Skills for Jobs White Paper and the future of further education
WATCH: Kate Green says White Paper has come too late
Speaking in the House of Commons today, Labour’s Kate Green called for flexible funding for lifelong learning to be introduced now, not in 2025
Teaching excellence in HE to be assessed every 4 years
A new approach to the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework is proposed in independent review
Post-qualification offers: What the government thinks
Launching proposals for post-qualifications offers, the DfE says the current system works against some students
Skills for Jobs White Paper: What does it propose?
From employers designing ‘almost all’ technical courses to an overhaul of funding, here are the key proposals
Skills for Jobs White Paper: The FE sector reacts
Sector leaders welcome today’s White Paper – but urge the government to back up its vision with long-term investment
Wednesday
FE White Paper: Our sector needs support and respect
The Cinderella analogy for FE has never been more apt than during the pandemic, writes this college chair
Digital divide: why adults need laptop funding, too
While it’s great to see companies donate funds and technology to disadvantaged schoolchildren, Simon Parkinson, of the WEA, asks: where is the support for adults?
