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EuroSkills 2018: Russia tops medal table

The Russian Federation reigned supreme at EuroSkills 2018 after their team claimed nine golds, eight silvers, two bronzes and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Failing colleges that merge ‘can expect’ Ofsted monitoring visit

Grade three or four colleges that merge can expect to receive a monitoring visit before their first full inspection,…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Dame Asha quits West Notts college amid financial crisis

The principal of a high-profile college in financial crisis has resigned with immediate effect, FE Week can reveal. Dame…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Chancellor set to announce apprenticeship levy changes

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is set to announce that the annual apprenticeship levy transfer facility will rise from 10…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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You beauty! Team UK wins gold at EuroSkills 2018

Team UK is celebrating tonight after competitors bagged one gold and three bronze medals to retain its top-10 position…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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EuroSkills 2018 Budapest: watch the closing ceremony LIVE

The 10th EuroSkills will draw to a close tonight after 28 countries completed three gruelling days of competition. A…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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EuroSkills 2018: ‘Awesome’ finish to competitions for Team UK

It’s been a tiring and testing week but Team UK are feeling “amazing” and “awesome” to have today finished…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Struggling Stoke-on-Trent College gets cash ‘boost’ from DfE support fund

A cash-strapped college which was almost £16 million in the red has received a “major boost” to its finances…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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ESFA ready to roll-out Trip Advisor-style review feature for apprenticeship programmes

Employers will soon be posting scores and reviews of their apprenticeship provider in an online review tool similar to…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted watch: Mega apprenticeship provider to high-profile employers hit with grade three

A major financial services training provider has been found to ‘require improvement’, in the only full FE and skills…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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What Labour plans for further education could mean for colleges

The shadow skills minister has refused to rule out bringing colleges back under local authority control, as part of…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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In pursuit of parity: degree apprenticeships expand into the Russell Group

Although seen by some as controversial, degree apprenticeships are central to the government’s plans to put technical education on…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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