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Licence fees to almost double for cash-strapped UTCs

The new chief executive of the Baker Dearing Trust has defended the decision to nearly double the membership fee…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted criticised for using ‘small’ apprentice sample in damaging monitoring report

A provider has hit out at Ofsted after the inspectorate sampled just a fraction of its apprentices to decide…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Cash-strapped college group finally appoints permanent chief executive

A troubled college group that has been run by an interim chief executive for nearly a year has appointed…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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High Court places West Kent and Ashford College into administration

West Kent and Ashford College has been put into education administration, making it the second college to fall under…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Second college to go through insolvency regime

West Kent and Ashford College will apply to enter education administration tomorrow. The embattled college is expected to follow…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Bulletin, News

A-level results 2019 | Live blog

A-level results day is here! Over 200,000 students studying the qualifications up and down the country will today find…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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New education secretary meets WorldSkills UK in first college visit

The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has met Team UK representatives during his first visit to a further education college…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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‘We are ready’: Team UK mechatronics duo take on the world’s best

FE Week talks medal hopes and teamwork with WorldSkills UK mechatronics competitors Jack Dakin and Danny Slater as the…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Labour pledges to ditch predicted grades from university admissions

Students would only be able to apply to universities after seeing their A-level and other qualification results under a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Cyber crime advice put out by ESFA following college email hacks

Firewalls, data back-ups and training staff to verify email senders are some of the actions colleges should take to…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Highbury College loses FOI battle to keep the principal’s expenses a secret

The UK’s data watchdog has sided with FE Week in our long-running freedom of information battle with Highbury College…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Edexcel maths A-level leak bigger than first thought, admits Pearson

Questions from an entire Edexcel A-level maths paper were circulated on social media before the exam this year, rather…

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