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Three-day strike at New College Swindon called off after 2% staff pay rise agreed

Strike action has been called off at New College Swindon after it agreed to a staff pay deal which…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Interserve seeks to reassure thousands of apprentices amid administration reports

Outsourcing giant Interserve is reportedly going to be put into administration today with nearly 5,000 apprentices on its books….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Police launch ‘formal criminal investigation’ into 3aaa after DfE fraud allegations

The police has today launched a formal criminal investigation into disgraced apprenticeship firm Aspire Achieve Advance (3aaa). It follows…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Scrap funding rule that stops providers from transferring their unspent levy, says UEL

A university has called for the scrapping of an apprenticeship funding rule that stops them from using unspent levy…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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Revealed: The 10 colleges in third wave of strike action over pay

UPDATE: The strike at New College Swindon has been called off after the union and the college agreed on…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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DfE paid £1m to settle Hadlow Group’s legal case

The Department for Education forked out £1 million to settle a legal dispute at a college group under investigation and already relying…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


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FE Week takes on charity cycle challenge with South and City College Birmingham

FE Week’s editor Nick Linford and publisher Shane Mann will be joining a team from South and City College…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Investigation: How West Nottinghamshire College is fighting for survival

West Nottinghamshire College entered the public eye last year when it ran into financial difficulties that led to government…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Baker U-turns by telling all UTCs they could survive by joining multi-academy trusts

University Technical Colleges are being pressured to join multi-academy trusts after the programme’s architect Lord Baker U-turned on previous…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted slams civil service apprentices scheme for inappropriate management courses

A provider that trains civil servants has been slammed by Ofsted for putting science graduates on apprenticeships that are…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Boss of charity behind the UTC programme to step down

The chief executive of the organisation that is behind the troubled university technical colleges programme is stepping down. Charles…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Government to fund free sanitary products in colleges

The government will fund free sanitary products for all students in colleges and secondary schools from September. Chancellor Philip…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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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
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Frances Read