News

Hadlow Group appoints troubleshooter as interim principal

A troubled college group whose boss has gone on sick leave following intervention from the FE Commissioner has appointed…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Major training firm with contracts across government goes into administration

A major training provider with around 1,000 staff has called in the administrators, FE Week understands. Working Links (Employment)…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE confirms ban on recruitment of apprentices at BPP University months after Ofsted warning

The government has finally confirmed that a huge private university has been stopped from recruiting new starts months after…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Macclesfield College handed financial health notice to improve

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has handed a financial health notice to improve to Macclesfield College. It follows…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Greater London Authority pulls part of European Social Fund tender a week before submissions close

The Greater London Authority has pulled part of the tender for a £60 million European Social Fund contract –…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Accounting irregularities investigated at Hadlow Group colleges

Hadlow Group is under intense scrutiny from the FE commissioner for accounting irregularities relating to land sales, FE Week…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


News

Government agency in quick search for ‘interim’ arrangements to avoid gap in apprenticeship quality assurance

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has been forced into hastily finding “interim” arrangements for its apprenticeship…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Universities voice concern at lack of assessment organisation for nursing apprentices

There is “serious concern” among universities that the government has still not found an organisation to assess over 1,000…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College leaders apply pressure on chancellor for a raise on Valentine’s Day

The chancellor was urged to show that he does love colleges today after representatives from a campaign group calling…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Arts and media provider to challenge Ofsted ‘inadequate’ rating

An arts and media provider with a large proportion of high needs learners is challenging an ‘inadequate’ report after…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Bath Studio School confirms it will close in 2020

A studio school in Bath that has struggled to meet costs as a result of severely low student numbers…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Hadlow Group chief executive on sick leave following FE Commissioner intervention

The Hadlow Group is on the hunt for an interim chief executive after its leader went on sick leave…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

Must read

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
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill