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Counter fraud becomes 500th approved apprenticeship standard

Counter fraud investigator has become the 500th apprenticeship standard approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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AELP accuses DfE of ‘sidestepping’ with £515k tender to engage SMEs in apprenticeships

The government has come under fire for planning to spend £500,000 helping small employers get “onboarded onto the Apprenticeship…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Flagship rail college hopes new name and broader offering will put it back on track

The National College for High Speed Rail is ploughing ahead with a new name and broader course offer, following…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Williamson defends his old sixth form as it drops digital T-level

The education secretary has said his former college made the “right decision” in pulling out of offering a T-level…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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London to clamp down on funding for out-of-area colleges

Eastleigh is one of over 30 colleges that could lose millions as part of plans to end out-of-area providers…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Chair quits at college stung by £20m scandal and replaced by DfE consultant

A college rocked by a £20 million apprenticeship scandal is now being run by a Department for Education consultant…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Subcontracting warning from government after £20m Brooklands College scandal

The boss of the Education and Skills Funding Agency has sent a sector-wide letter warning she will take strong…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Boss of AoC critical of vice-chancellors spending university cash on ‘wine and beer’

The Augar report could be “dead” after university vice-chancellors whinged they couldn’t “possibly survive” on slashed tuition fees “because…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Minister admits no power to stop Stourbridge College becoming residential flats

An education minister has admitted the government has no power to preserve Stourbridge College’s site for educational use, heightening…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Revealed: The awarding bodies delivering the second wave of T-levels

The awarding organisations that will develop, deliver and award the seven T-levels being rolled out from 2021 are NCFE…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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T-levels dropped by education secretary’s former sixth form ahead of 2020 launch

The education secretary’s former sixth form college has pulled out of offering two T-level pathways ahead of their launch…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Sector reacts to education secretary’s promise to ‘supercharge’ FE

The education secretary Gavin Williamson put FE centre stage during an impassioned speech at the Conservative Party Conference today….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
16-19

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel