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City & Guilds reports 17.8m UK workers have outdated skills

A third of UK workers have not received any workplace training in the last five years, according to a…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Lack of levy funding for small employers debated in Parliament

A chair of a leading small business lobbying organisation has thrown cold water on hopes of a boost for…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Over 1,200 to attend Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2020

Anticipation is building ahead of the sixth Annual Apprenticeship Conference, which is now set to feature the first public…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted watch: 10 providers achieve ‘good’ results

Ten FE providers were awarded grade twos from Ofsted in a good week for the sector. However, the college…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Apprenticeship subcontracts halved since 2017 levy launch

Apprenticeship subcontracting has more than halved since the introduction of the levy in April 2017, new FE Week analysis…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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DfE U-turns on loans write-off for learners

The government has agreed to write off the loans for another group of learners left with no qualifications after…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu


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Ofsted struck fee deal to end legal challenge

Ofsted struck a deal to pay their own legal fees in return for the college for HS2 dropping their…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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SFC to be first to remove Catholic status

A sixth-form college in Blackburn is set to be the first of its kind to remove its Catholic status,…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Apprenticeship providers struggling to adapt to new Ofsted framework?

Last September Ofsted began inspecting apprenticeship providers using their new framework.  Out went the Common Inspection Framework (CIF), in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apprenticeships quango adviser quits after breaking advertising rules

An adviser to the government’s apprenticeship quango has quit after FE Week found he had set up an assessment…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Game over for level 2 business admin apprenticeship

Hopes for a level 2 business administration standard were shattered today after the new boss of the government’s apprenticeship…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofqual win: Employers to lose ownership of quality assuring apprentice assessments

The government is consulting on plans to dump employers when it comes to external quality assurance of apprentices –…

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
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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