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ESFA temp staff jeopardised almost £8m of non-levy cash

Nine training providers nearly missed out on almost £8 million of non-levy funding because officials mismarked their bids in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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NOCN Group taking over One Awards

NOCN Group is taking over awarding organisation One Awards, which specialises in access to higher education, FE Week can…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Government cashes in on levy brokerage

Providers training apprentices for the civil service will be subject to a controversial new brokerage charge from the top…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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New 20% limit for management fees in best-practice guidance

The management fees charged by prime FE providers should not be more than 20 per cent of the programme…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Sheffield College retains its grade three despite achievement-rate worries

Sheffield College has held onto its grade three rating following a recent Ofsted visit – despite concerns that falling…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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How Bletchley Park IoT could host a new generation of computer wizards

A consortium lead by Milton Keynes College has bid for £18 million-worth of funding to launch an Institute of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Barnfield College could lose its apprenticeships provision

Barnfield College has been rated grade four by Ofsted for apprenticeships, which means it will lose the right to…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Jisc cuts leave colleges paying a high price for essential IT services

English colleges will have to pay Jisc for essential IT services from next year, due to a “significant” funding…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Hull College Group to shed over 200 staff

Hull College Group is preparing to shed up to 231 full-time jobs in an effort to balance its books….

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Anne Milton’s inspirational words for learners on National Apprenticeship Week

Doing an apprenticeship rather than going to university can take “guts”, the skills minister has told a group of…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Regional winners of inaugural Annual Apprenticeship Awards announced

The regional winners of the inaugural Annual Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at a special ceremony in the House…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Government joins unions and industry to thrash out a ‘National Retraining Scheme’

A high-level advisory group made up of top government officials and industry and union leaders has met for the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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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
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Frances Read