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Government consults on plans to withdraw funding for applied generals including BTECs

The future of thousands of applied general qualifications including BTECs hangs in the balance as the government launches its…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Principal suspended pending outcome of investigation has resigned

Paul Hannan has resigned as principal of the Hadlow Group following investigations into financial irregularities at its two colleges….

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Second T-levels tender for awarding bodies launched

The tender process for the second wave of T-levels has been launched by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted finds workers being forced onto provider’s apprenticeship programme

An experienced commercial training provider new to the apprenticeships market has been heavily criticised after Ofsted found staff at…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofsted watch: Four providers improve to ‘good’ in busy week for FE

Four providers – including a major college – have boosted their grades from three to two this week, while…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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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

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