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Consultation launched on closure of 18th studio school

A studio school in Manchester plagued with financial and performance problems since it opened three years ago faces closure,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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SPONSORED: Transformative tech for learning providers

Technologies like Canvas can help learning providers deliver a flexible, student-centred learning approach that focuses on meeting the market’s…

Features Team
Features Team
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Special interview: Minister speaks to FE Week about careers strategy

The long-awaited careers strategy was revealed to the world in a conference hall in Solihull earlier today. FE Week…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Robert Halfon: Consolidate the UK’s ‘duplicated’ careers services

The Careers and Enterprise Company and the National Careers Service should be brought under a single umbrella to avoid…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Anne Milton finally unveils much-delayed careers strategy

The long-overdue careers strategy has finally been unveiled by the apprenticeships and skills minister, at the Careers Development Institute’s…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Is FE ready for the big apprenticeship frameworks switch-off?

The process of closing the old-style apprenticeship frameworks to new starts began in March 2016, but only those with…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke


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Who will run the FE centres of excellence for maths?

The autumn budget brought with it a commitment from the government to invest £40 million in new further education…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Complaints over apprenticeship payments system breakdown

The government has been swamped with complaints about its malfunctioning apprenticeship payment systems, which are incorrectly demanding cash from…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Breaking: Non-levy tendering funding decisions to be revealed next week

The government has announced that it finally expect to issue notices of decisions to providers next week, on the…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Ofsted Watch: Success for colleges but ITP rated ‘inadequate’

Two colleges have seen their grades go up to ‘good’ this week – but three previously uninspected providers haven’t…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Government delays on subcontracting charges

The government has been accused of double standards on subcontracting charges, after it missed its own deadline for issuing…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Apprenticeship standards left in limbo by IfA red tape

Thirteen separate apprenticeship standards with approved assessment plans have been left in limbo for two or more months because…

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
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