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Revealed: The 13 final runners in £120m Institutes of Technology competition

The proposals in the running for the second wave of the government’s flagship Institutes of Technology have been revealed….

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
News

Tell us why grades will be withheld, say leaders

School and college leaders are demanding Ofqual come clean over why students might have grades “withheld” this summer. Ofqual’s…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Covid-19

College forced to close following Covid-19 outbreak

A college has been forced to close its campus following an outbreak of Covid-19, involving the so-called “Indian variant”,…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

WorldSkills hosts biggest ever virtual pressure test in run-up to Shanghai 2022

A UK competitor has come within the top 15 at the largest virtual pressure test ever run by the…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

ESFA boss threatens to put scandal hit college into administration

A college is being threatened with education administration following a £20 million apprenticeship subcontracting scandal, FE Week understands. Brooklands…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted slams safeguarding failings at apprenticeship giant

One of England’s largest training providers has been rapped by Ofsted for serious safeguarding failures in its early years…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


News

Students and tutors recognised in WEA achievement awards 2021

A teacher from Turkey who had to study her way back into an education career, and a Zoom champion…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Department for Education Announce £5.4m of Funding in Latest CCF Round

The DfE has announced that £5.4 million in funding is available to colleges as part of the College Collaboration…

Eidos Consulting
Eidos Consulting
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Digital degree apprenticeship review outcome kicked into long grass

A decision on whether one of England’s most popular apprenticeships can keep its degree element has been kicked into…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Autumn resit plans revealed

Exam boards will be required to offer AS-level exams in only five subjects during this year’s autumn exam series….

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Apprenticeships, Long read

Focus: Do employers set the bar too high for entry criteria to apprenticeships?

Employers are allowed to set their own entry criteria for apprenticeships, even though officially, no formal qualifications are needed….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg

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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