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Brooklands principal resigns amid investigation into mysterious £16m subcontractor

The principal and chief executive of a college that gave £16.5 million over the last three years to a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apprenticeship quango launches Quality Strategy with aspiration that no apprentice starts without an assessment body

Employers should have access to at least one end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) before apprentices start their programme, the body…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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ESFA faces legal action following controversial European Social Fund tender

A training provider is launching legal action against the Education and Skills Funding Agency following an allegedly botched European…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Revealed: The 13 colleges to share £1.8m strategic improvement funding

Thirteen more colleges will receive a total of £1.8 million in grants through a fund designed to support struggling…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Stop levy funding for all level 6 and 7 apprenticeships, demands training providers

All level six and seven apprenticeships, including those with integrated degrees, should be removed from the scope of levy…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Milton denies qualifications shake-up ahead of T-level roll-out is market manipulation

The government’s consultation on plans to withdraw funding for thousands of applied general qualifications including BTECs is not manipulation…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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England’s biggest college group plans to downsize putting 300 jobs at risk

Up to 300 jobs are on the line at England’s largest college group, after it announced plans to close…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Half of college strikes planned for this week called off

Half of the 10 strikes planned at colleges across the country this week have either been suspended or called…

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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Hadlow Group appoint interim chairs – including one very familiar face

The embattled Hadlow Group has been bolstered by the appointment of two new interim chairs for its colleges’ boards:…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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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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Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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
Young people

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
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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