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University in drive to push MBA apprentice places as government reviews funding

A university is scrambling to recruit MBA apprentices amid the government’s review of the programme’s funding. On Monday the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Treasury confirms colleges CAN furlough staff

Treasury officials have given colleges the green light to tap into their coronavirus job retention scheme. Speaking to FE…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Students to sit English and maths exams at home during Covid-19 lockdown

Thousands of students will be able to sit their functional skills exams from home from next week, the first…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Funding agency ‘pause’ planned audits during Covid-19 lockdown

All planned routine funding audits of FE providers have been put on hold, the government confirmed today. The Education…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Supplier relief: Liverpool reveals Covid-19 provider support

Training providers in Liverpool will continue to receive adult education payments to “provide stability and help to protect the…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Applications to apprenticeship provider register to be suspended

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has today announced they will stop accepting applications to the controversial register of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Colleges set to furlough staff through Covid-19 job retention scheme

Colleges across England are identifying staff that could be eligible for an 80 per cent wage subsidy from the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Delayed Ney report into financial oversight of colleges still with ministers

The Department for Education said this week the independent report into their own oversight of college finances will be…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Supplier relief: London deputy mayor reveals Covid-19 provider support

Training providers in London are to receive “advance payments” to “support provision and recognise the disruption caused by the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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DfE won’t force colleges to stay open during Easter to support the vulnerable

The government “cannot require” colleges to remain open over the Easter holidays amid the Covid-19 outbreak, the Association of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Supplier relief: Deal to pay private training providers with no course delivery for next three months

Training providers in the West Midlands will continue to be funded for the next three months irrespective of their…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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AoC: ‘It might help’ if colleges given access to DfE free meal vouchers

“It might help” colleges if they were allowed to access the government’s new free school meal vouchers scheme, their…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Long read, Prison education

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

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

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