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Employability must start with accessibility 

With the potential for even more lockdown life ahead of us, the adaptations made to the UK’s business infrastructure to remain operational seem set to remain for some time….

NCFE
NCFE
Bulletin, Movers and Shakers, News

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 333

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Oli de Botton, Chief executive, The Careers and Enterprise Company…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Lifetime skills guarantee: Fresh setback to list of free level 3 quals

The list of level 3 qualifications being fully funded for all adults under the Lifetime Skills Guarantee could take…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Further glitches in T Level rollout

An update to the official list of T Level providers this week reveals several colleges cancelled courses scheduled for…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

‘Significant strides’ made towards addressing safety concerns at Shrewsbury college, says FE Commissioner

A college has been praised by the FE Commissioner for making “significant strides” towards ensuring its campuses safe, after…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Revealed: Six members appointed to DfE’s skills and productivity board

Six “leading skills and labour market economists” have today been appointed to the Department for Education’s new skills and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


News

Former leader of bankrupt college returns to auditing firm

Investigations by the government’s insolvency watchdog into the former leadership of two bankrupt colleges are still ongoing – as…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

DfE to move army of cost-cutting advisers into FE

Ministers are drawing up plans to extend a controversial cost-cutting advice scheme for schools into the FE sector. According…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Mass Covid testing ‘a game changer’ for colleges

Rapid mass coronavirus testing has been hailed as a potential “game changer” for keeping campuses open and courses running,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Higher education admissions process set for radical shake-up

The government is set to move closer to meeting a manifesto commitment to reform the higher education admissions process….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

The winners of the BAME Apprenticeship Awards 2020

Outstanding black, Asian and minority ethnic apprentices, as well as employers and providers leading in increasing the diversity of…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Government careers agency fails to persuade majority of schools to engage with FE and HE

Less than half of the schools in the government’s multi-million pound network of careers hubs have met a target…

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
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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
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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