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Is 3aaa’s Marples back in the education game?

The co-founder of a disgraced training provider that is subject to an ongoing police investigation has launched a new…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Milton in interdepartmental talks to set up new youth pre-employment programme

Skills minister Anne Milton wants to launch a new youth pre-employment programme as early as next January. In an…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Put the entire adult education budget out to tender, says AELP

The entire £1.5 billion adult education budget should be put out to tender owing to “persistent annual underspends and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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NUS calls on colleges to do more to tackle student sexual harassment

Colleges have been urged to develop more “robust” policies to tackle sexual harassment and violence, after a student survey…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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T-level providers share ‘extremely tight’ timescale concerns

“Extremely tight” delivery timescales, a lack of viable industry placements and limited public transport are among the key challenges…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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College in ‘cash crisis’ to cut 51 jobs

A college has announced plans to cut its staff numbers by 10 per cent, months after the FE Commissioner…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


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T-levels implementation should be delayed again, says chair of social mobility commission

Dame Martina Milburn has called for the rollout of T-levels to be delayed for a year. While giving evidence…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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Challenger for AoC president withdraws due to ‘personal reasons’

The race to decide the next Association of Colleges president has taken another turn, after the challenger candidate pulled…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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College in fight to avoid merger after second grade 4 report published by Ofsted

A troubled land-based college has officially been rated ‘inadequate’ for the second time in a row, with Ofsted criticising…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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DfE begins search for provider of £80m T-level support programme

The government is on the hunt for an organisation to design and deliver the second phase of a professional…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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Revealed: The 3 colleges that will share £1.2m to open centres for excellence in SEND

Three colleges have been chosen to open centres for excellence in special educational needs and disabilities. City College Norwich,…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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Minister ‘thrilled’ with Traineeship progressions despite steady decline in take-up

The skills minister has hailed the success of traineeships after research revealed 75 per cent of learners move on…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

Must read

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