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Bank forced to gift millions to college

Government officials forced a major bank to halve a £40 million unsecured loan after threatening to put a college…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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AoC president faces challenger for the top job

Never mind the race to become prime minister, the race to elect the next president of the Association of…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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College starved of cash shuts award winning training restaurant

A college has been forced to shut the doors of its prestigious restaurant, blaming years of government cuts to…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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PM frontrunner pledges greater investment in ‘our amazing FE colleges’

Conservative leadership favourite Boris Johnson has said he would “do more to fund our amazing FE colleges” if he…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Hinds ‘pleased’ with level 6 and 7 inspection approach but OfS can’t say what it is

The Office for Students can’t say how it will assess level 6 and 7 apprenticeships delivered at non-registered HE…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Guns, machetes and iron bars: Why Unison wants college staff trained

A union has demanded college staff be trained in how to deal with weapons-related incidents, after workers from campuses…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


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‘There’s more than one way to be a gen sec’: New UCU boss up for the challenge

The new University and College Union boss has backed herself to successfully lead the organisation despite never having run…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Colleges fail to win any OfS mental health funding

All three college bids for a £6 million fund to help reduce student mental health problems have been rejected….

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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Queen’s birthday honours 2019: Who got what in FE and skills?

Eight leading figures from the further education sector have been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours. These include five…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofsted watch: Airports apprenticeship provider slammed by Ofsted – again

A new apprenticeship provider that was suspended from recruiting learners last year has been rated ‘inadequate’ in its first…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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Is the Prime Minister planning farewell budget hike for FE?

Theresa May is pushing to announce a huge programme of investment to overhaul schools and colleges in England before…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Struggling national college seeks partners in order to survive

A national college is seeking partner organisations after struggling to recruit learners and scraping through 2017-18 with a government…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

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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