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Principal resigns after Ofsted brands Moulton College ‘unsafe’

The principal of a Northamptonshire college has resigned after it was labelled “unsafe” by Ofsted in a damning grade…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Repayments deferred to next April for loans scandal victims

Debt repayments from hundreds of victims of an FE loans scandal have been deferred for another 12 months. FE…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Carole Stott to step down as WorldSkills UK chair

Carole Stott will step down as chair of WorldSkills UK in the autumn, after more than five years in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Third early monitoring report a success – but provider targeted isn’t ‘new’ to apprenticeships

Ofsted’s third early monitoring visit to a new levy-funded apprenticeship provider has uncovered a “clear focus” on delivering high-quality…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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DfE launches consultation ahead of college campus performance reporting

The government has launched a consultation on proposals to “strengthen” public reporting on performance for colleges which are in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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College restructuring support update: £300m for 19 ‘significant’ applications approved

The government has approved more than £300 million to cover the cost of implementing post-area review changes, although the…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke


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Army recruits: IfA boss appoints his second-in-command

The Institute for Apprenticeships has appointed another military man as its second-in-command, following a “fair and open competition”. Robert…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Institute for Apprenticeships boss blasts AELP for ‘inflammatory’ end point assessment concerns

The boss of the Institute for Apprenticeships has hit out at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers for…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Ofsted watch: Private providers shine while colleges falter

Private providers fared best out of the whole FE sector this week as three achieved ‘good’ ratings. There wasn’t…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Revealed: Ofsted’s second report into ‘new’ apprenticeship providers

The second of a new wave of Ofsted early-monitoring visit reports keeping a close eye on newcomers to directly…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Learndirect did not get ‘anywhere near’ winning legal battle against Ofsted, judge says

The country’s largest FE provider didn’t get “anywhere near” quashing its now infamous ‘inadequate’ rating during its legal fight…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Government should do more to increase 16 to 18 apprenticeships, new report urges

The government should do more to boost the number of 16- to 18-year-olds doing apprenticeships due to the “overwhelming”…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke

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