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Troubleshooter replaces Garry Phillips at City College Plymouth

A college whose previous boss quit following the publication of a damning FE commissioner report into his leadership of…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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FE Commissioner quizzed over ‘serial offenders’

During a hot-topic panel session at the Association of Colleges conference, several new college governors asked about how to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Civil service apprentices left in limbo after Premier termination

The cabinet office is reviewing the training providers used for civil service apprentices, to decide who will take over…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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West Notts College expected to shed another 75 jobs

A high-profile college in financial crisis is expected to make another 75 redundancies over the next four months as…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted watch: Private provider rated grade four in first inspection

A private training provider has received a grade four in its first ever Ofsted report this week, as three…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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FE Week asks: Should Ofsted judge college leaders on financial management?

Ofsted’s chief inspector was quizzed by FE Week’s chief reporter, Billy Camden, on a selection of topical questions at…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Cash-strapped college finally appoints permanent principal

A financially troubled college that has been without a permanent principal for almost a year has appointed a new…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Petroc comes top in FE Week ’s college league table for 2018

Petroc has been crowned the best college in the country in FE Week’s exclusive league table for 2018. This…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Confusion surrounds Milton’s view on college and private provider collaboration

Confusion surrounds the skills minister’s view on college and private provider partnerships, after FE Week discovered that her published…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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AoC boss accepts Ofsted’s concern over courses with poor job prospects

The boss of the Association of Colleges has told his members Ofsted is “quite right”, after the inspectorate found…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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College group gives staff a five per cent pay rise, despite a deficit

A huge London college group has defended awarding its staff up to a five per cent pay rise –…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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3aaa paid school fees for its managing director’s child

Defunct apprenticeship firm Aspire Achieve Advance paid for its former managing director’s child’s school fees as part of a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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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