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Ofsted Watch: ‘Good’ news all round for FE

It was ‘good’ news all round for FE this week as all inspected providers either maintained or improved their…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Management apprenticeships debate rages

The Institute for Apprenticeships has defended the rise in management apprenticeships, amid stark warnings about the fate of those…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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AAC Apprenticeship Awards launched by FE Week and AELP

FE Week and AELP are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural AAC Apprenticeship Awards, which will be…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Third of employers unaware of off-the-job rule

The government should make sure employers are aware of the 20-per-cent off the job training rule, sector figures have…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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National Union of Students launches campaign to tackle ‘problem’ of poor FE transport

The National Union of Students is campaigning for free or subsidised travel for FE learners to tackle the “huge…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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‘Postponed’ non-levy tender results imminent

The results of the second attempted tender for funding apprenticeships with small employers (non-levy) are expected imminently, FE Week…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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CITB retains ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

The Construction Industry Training Board has held onto its ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted, in a report due to be…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Revealed: 3 million apprenticeship target slipping away

The government’s commitment to three million apprenticeship starts by 2020 is increasingly out of reach, exclusive FE Week analysis…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Learndirect’s apprenticeship achievement rates continue to fall, says Ofsted

Learndirect’s apprenticeship achievement rates have continued to fall, Ofsted has found in its first monitoring visit to the provider…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Baker clause: Schools obliged to let FE providers talk to pupils from January

The Baker clause, which forces schools to open their doors to FE providers to let them advertise their services…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Budget 2017: Inflation-busting apprentice minimum wage rise

The national minimum wage for apprentices will rise again in April, from £3.50 to £3.70 per hour, the chancellor…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Budget 2017: £8.5m to explore new maths resit approaches

The government has set aside £8.5 million to pilot “innovative approaches” to improving its controversial GCSE maths resit policy….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

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