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WorldSkills2019 pre-competition: Team UK digs in Kazan

Team UK got the chance to see the WorldSkills flag relay, leave a permanent sign of their skills, and…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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WorldSkills 2019: What you need to know as Team UK makes it to Kazan

Today, Team UK fly out to WorldSkills 2019 in Russia.  Here’s our short, but handy explainer about the competition,…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Chartered Institution for FE in breach of bye-laws after ‘minor technical error’ delays accounts’ publication

The Chartered Institution for Further Education looks to have broken its bye-laws set by the Privy Council after failing…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofsted watch: ‘Insufficient’ week for new private providers

Nearly half of the new providers which have had Ofsted reports published this week have made ‘insufficient progress’ in…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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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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Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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