News

Creditors lose out as eResponse liquidators settle for just £200k

The directors of a provider that had its government funding contracts terminated following an FE Week exposé only have…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
AEB

Revealed: The 5 winners of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough AEB tender

The five training providers that have won contracts with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to deliver its devolved adult education budget…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted finds learners unaware they are on an apprenticeship programme

An experienced commercial training provider has been heavily criticised by Ofsted after it found a “high proportion” of learners…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
News

Hadlow Group colleges scandal: The FE Commissioner’s 6 key findings

The FE Commissioner reports into a college group that has been engulfed in a financial scandal have been published…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

High Court judge places Hadlow College into administration

Hadlow College has been put into administration today, making it the first college to fall under the insolvency regime…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Revealed: The 30 winners of the Greater London Authority AEB tender

The names of the 30 providers to win contracts with the Greater London Authority to deliver its devolved adult…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay


News

PAC apprenticeships progress report: The 6 recommendations

The Public Accounts Committee has today published its progress report into the apprenticeship reforms that were introduced in April…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Apprenticeships programme ‘out of kilter’ with DfE’s own objectives, PAC warns

The way the apprenticeships programme is evolving is “out of kilter” with the government’s own objectives and “poor execution”…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Revealed: The 19 winners of the Liverpool City Region AEB tender

The names of the 19 training providers that have won contracts with Liverpool City Region to deliver its devolved…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
News

College testing insolvency regime seeks speedy buyer for park and unfinished mining museum

Scandal-hit Hadlow College has confirmed it is looking to sell its £40 million visitor and business park, following the…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Spring clean of standards underway as IfA reveals outcome of digital review

The Institute for Apprenticeships has officially begun its spring cleaning of old standards, and started by withdrawing three in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted slams large employer provider with no apprenticeship passes – again

A large employer provider in the security sector that was suspended from recruiting apprentices last year has been rated…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino

Must read

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