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Providers complain of ‘impossible timelines’ for lifetime skills guarantee offer

Training providers are “disappointed”, “extremely frustrated” and predict a “disjointed and likely stuttering start” to the government’s lifetime skills…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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apprenticeship
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Revealed: ESFA investigation into fastest growing apprenticeship provider

England’s fastest growing apprenticeship provider is under investigation by the Education and Skills Funding Agency and faces going bust,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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ESFA college threshold for more in-year 16-18 cash drops to as low as an extra 35 students

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has today revealed a new in-year growth funding calculation for 16 to 18-year-olds…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Covid-19

UK pulls out of EuroSkills competition owing to Covid-19 uncertainty

The UK will not take part in this year’s EuroSkills competition – the first time the country has pulled…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Continuing delivery of flexible and safe end-point assessment in 2021

Despite the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) extending temporary flexibilities to support apprentices, further restrictions with national…

Bridget Stockdale
Bridget Stockdale
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ofsted

Ofsted confirms remote inspections extended until March 8

Ofsted has confirmed that in-person routine inspections will not be returning until March 8 at the earliest. The education…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Skills reform

DfE expanding FE teacher recruitment programme with £3m tender

Suppliers are being sought to bring as many as 4,000 teachers into the further education sector by 2025, as…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Experienced sector leader appointed new Hull College Group chair

The former principal of Trafford College has been made the new chair of Hull College Group, FE Week can…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Externally-set papers aren’t ‘exams by the back door’, says Ofqual chief

Proposals for externally-set papers to help inform teacher GCSE and A-level grades this year are not “exams by the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Mayors want more courses included under lifetime skills guarantee

Regional mayors are preparing to plead for courses to be added to the government’s lifetime skills guarantee offer after…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Registrations for DfE’s £1m ‘skills toolkit’ could be from all around the globe

Registrations for courses on the government’s “skills toolkit” that have been celebrated by ministers could be coming from anywhere…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Influential MP calls for inquiry over fears £2bn Kickstart scheme has become ‘chancer’s charter’

The chair of an influential committee of MPs has called for an investigation into the government’s Kickstart scheme after…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Long read, Prison education
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The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics
Exclusive

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner
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Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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
Investigation

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor