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FE Commissioner reveals how £80m rebuild and ‘significant failures’ put college’s future at risk

Poor forecasting and management of an £80 million investment in a new building put a college in “crisis mode”…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Coronavirus: Colleges ‘expected’ to close from Friday

All colleges in England are “expected” to close from Friday as the government steps up its attempts to contain…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Schools to stay open for ‘key workers’ and vulnerable children only

All schools in England are to be closed to most students from Friday in response to the coronavirus outbreak….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

First college in England announces phased closure

The first college in England to close campuses and move to online learning in response to the Coronavirus outbreak…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Coronavirus: AoC boss calls for emergency funding to keep colleges afloat

College leaders are demanding emergency financial support be made available to keep them afloat during the Coronavirus pandemic. Association…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted brand 1,000 civil service apprenticeship programme with KPMG as ‘inadequate’

One of the ‘big four’ accounting firms that trains nearly 1,000 civil service apprentices has been slammed as ‘inadequate’…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Coronavirus: Pregnant staff advised to speak to college leadership

The Department for Education said tonight that college staff who are pregnant should be talking with their line manager…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Ofsted boss pauses all inspection activity

All routine Ofsted inspections will now be put on hold, sister paper FE Week has revealed. The watchdog has halted…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Top civil servant challenged on £50k building cost for every UTC pupil

The Department for Education’s top civil servant has been quizzed before an influential Commons committee on £680 million university…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Coronavirus: AoC Sport National Championships 2020 cancelled

The upcoming AoC Sport National Championships has been called off due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The annual event…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Exclusive: Coronavirus challenges persuade Ofsted to call off inspection at Oldham college

Oldham Sixth Form College is the first education provider to successfully defer an inspection due to the Coronavirus outbreak,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Statement: Festival of Education 2020 cancelled

Due to the uncertainty around the coronavirus outbreak, this year’s Festival of Education will be cancelled. A full statement…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Colleges, FE Commissioner

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

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