Ask the minister: Gillian Keegan on colleges reopening

Gillian Keegan shares her excitement about her first in-person college visits in months and her optimism looking ahead at the new term
10th September 2020, 5:53pm

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Ask the minister: Gillian Keegan on colleges reopening

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Apprenticeships & Skills Minister Gillian Keegan Answers The Sector's Questions

Colleges have spent the summer preparing for the return of face-to-face classes, introducing social distancing measures to campus and redesigning classroom spaces to fit with guidance. 

Now, as institutions look back on the first few days of the new term, we took the sector's questions to apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan


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Being back on campus

About to visit her first college in person since lockdown, the minister set out why she feels colleges are safe environments now for learners, and how students will benefit from being back on campus. 

She stresses the government will ensure the Education and Training Foundation can offer CPD to FE teachers on delivering online learning – and talks to Tes about face coverings on campus. 

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