Colleges

30 colleges risk private school VAT trap

Those who followed the Colchester Institute case and entered into Lennartz arrangements could be stung

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofqual

MPs give Sir Ian Bauckham the nod for Ofqual top job

Education committee hope he will serve a full term and ‘restore much-needed stability’ to the exams regulator

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Colleges

College trials ‘radical’ 4-day week

Teachers say mid-week lesson planning day will allows for better work-life balance

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
ATC 2025

Apprenticeship and Training Awards 2025 finalists revealed

Winners will be announced at the ATC in March

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

‘Inadequate’ for double RI apprenticeships trainer

Ensis Solutions downgraded by Ofsted after finding one third of apprentices should have finished their course

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, ESFA

CITB shaves £5m from apprenticeship clawback bill

The training board, which administers its own levy, failed to comply with apprenticeship levy rules

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor


Apprenticeships

Phillipson muddies water on 50% growth and skills levy pledge

Education secretary revived the threshold this week for the first time since before the election

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Start date for apprenticeship UCAS points revealed

The policy will kick in later than planned

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

Onsite construction T Level scrapped after 3 years of delivery

DfE says there is a ‘lack of demand’ for the course

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Qualifications, T Levels

Revealed: Level 3 quals saved from the chop… for now

Ministers announce qualifications that will no longer be defunded next year

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

3 in 4 apprenticeship adverts ‘block’ applicants without English and maths

Report exposes GCSE entry conditions as ministers confirm they are considering removing functional skills exit requirements

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Frances Read
Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen