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National student photography exhibition captures life of sixth form college learners during lockdown

An online photography exhibition to showcase the life of sixth form college students during lockdown has been launched by…

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Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Nearly half all qualifications assigned new estimated grade process, new Ofqual list reveals

The results for nearly half of all vocational and technical qualifications planned for certifications this summer will be based…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Adult apprentices CAN return for face-to-face contact from 15 June, says DfE

The government has confirmed that colleges and training providers can begin face-to-face contact with adult apprentices from 15 June,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Redundancies planned at massive apprenticeships provider to government

A huge training provider that delivers hundreds of apprenticeships for the civil service is planning to make major redundancies….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Free recording: Latest FE policy response and requirements to Covid-19 outbreak

The sixth webcast in FE Week’s series – further education sector’s response and requirements to coronavirus pandemic – was…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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What do we need to know? Apprenticeship quango surveys employers

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has launched an online survey to find out what impact coronavirus has…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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DfE to tackle ‘fake news’ with its own rapid rebuttal unit

The Department for Education is setting up its own “rapid rebuttal unit” to tackle so-called “fake news” in the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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AELP drops Covid-19 supplier relief legal challenge

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has decided to not pursue legal action against the Education and Skills…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Speed read: DfE publishes guidance for colleges on June 15 reopening plan

The Department for Education has published updated guidance for colleges and other FE providers about the return of more…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted watch: Nearly a clean sweep of positive results for FE providers throughout May

Almost nine in ten full Ofsted inspection reports for FE providers returned either ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ grades in May….

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Monthly apprenticeships update: March starts fall 24% while April plummets by 72%

Apprenticeship starts for the month of March 2020 are down by a quarter while April plunged by 72 per…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Boris confirms college face-to-face plans can go ahead from 15 June

Boris Johnson has given colleges the green light to begin their wider reopening to students from 15 June after…

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