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College loses High Court battle with HE regulator

A college has been refused admission to the Office for Students’ register of higher education providers and had an…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apprentices’ concerns are still not being heard, admits DfE

Apprentices are struggling to raise concerns about poor training, the Department for Education has found, while their tool allowing…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Brooklands College may be forced to sell historic building

A college fighting for survival is considering selling a historic building, FE Week understands. Brooklands College is in severe…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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DfE raps company claiming to be approved apprenticeship provider

The government has written to a new training firm demanding it stops claiming to high-profile employers it can deliver…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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OfS urged to ‘get a move on’ and inspect apprenticeship quality

A former adviser to the minister for higher education has expressed “concern” that dozens of providers delivering level 6…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Computer game and ’80 piece’ orchestra spend investigated at Hull College

The husband of the chief executive at a college surviving on bailout funding used the marketing budget to hire…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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FAB award winners 2019 unveiled

A provider of British Sign Language qualifications and an engineering awarding organisation are among the winners of this year’s…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofqual chief has three questions for awarding organisations as part of crackdown

Ofqual’s chief regulator has tasked awarding organisations with answering three questions as part of the watchdog’s work on ensuring…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Monthly apprenticeships update: July starts up just 2% on last year

Apprenticeship starts for the month of July 2019 are up just 2 per cent on the previous year and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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FAB chair to make 5 wishes to education secretary

Federation of Awarding Bodies chair Paul Eeles will make five wishes to education secretary Gavin Williamson at the membership…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Fourth content review of apprenticeship standards launched

Apprenticeships covering agriculture, environment and animal care will be probed by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Nottingham College staff call for their CEO and chair to resign

Staff at a college embroiled in a bitter contracts row have delivered a vote of no confidence in their…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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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
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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