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Urgent government action needed to save traineeships, AELP claims

Traineeships are in decline and could die without more support from the government, the Association of Employment and Learning…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Education secretary Damian Hinds commits to finding new employers for all Carillion apprentices

The new education secretary will ensure that every apprentice affected by the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion will be…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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FE commissioner Richard Atkins: ‘Funding for FE is unfair’

The sector’s funding is “unfair”, the FE commissioner has told a parliamentary hearing. Richard Atkins was asked about the…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Former ESFA boss Peter Lauener to chair NCG

Peter Lauener, the busiest man in FE, has bagged himself yet another job, this time as chair of one…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Cornwall College gets £3.5m to help cashflow problems

A cash-strapped college has received £3.5 million in emergency funding, according to its accounts. Cornwall College Group received exceptional…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Exeter College brings the big guns in its non-levy tender battle

A high-profile ‘outstanding’ college has asked its influential local MP to help it overturn the decision not to give…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Ofsted watch: Trio of providers lose ‘outstanding’ grades

Three providers have lost their ‘outstanding’ grades this week – while another earned the lowest possible grade at its…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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New IfA boss reveals how he got the job

Sir Gerry Berragan only has two years as chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships because he did not…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Learners and employers lauded at National Apprenticeship Awards

The country’s top three apprentices and six best employers have been celebrated at the 14th National Apprenticeship Awards. London’s…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Investigation: Agency accused over ‘tax avoidance’ levy advice

An apprenticeship and graduate recruitment agency for schools has been accused of exploiting a tax incentive scheme after it…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Revealed: Low pupil numbers forced nearly every UTC to hand funding back

Almost all the university technical colleges have missed their recruitment targets and were overpaid by the government last year,…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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FE sector steps in to help stranded Carillion apprentices

FE providers are rallying to help more than 1,000 apprentices affected by the collapse of the outsourcing giant Carillion,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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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