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Budget 2017: Extra £20m for colleges to prepare for T-levels

The government will invest an extra £20 million to help colleges prepare for the introduction of T-levels, the chancellor…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Budget 2017: Colleges to get level three maths funding boost

Colleges will get £600 for every extra student who studies maths at level three under a proposal due to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted boost for college battling ‘financial crisis’

A major college that has been battling a financial crisis has clawed its way up to a ‘good’ Ofsted…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Sheffield College chief executive resigns

The chief executive of a large general further education college in the north of England has resigned. The Sheffield…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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£76m available for adult retraining in digital and construction

Plans to invest £76 million into retraining adults who want to work in the digital and construction sectors have…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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New ESFA boss admits levy ‘challenges’

The apprenticeship levy is having a challenging introduction, the new person in charge of education finances has admitted. Eileen…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke


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Institute for Apprenticeships announces full membership of new route panels

The Institute for Apprenticeships has announced the full membership lists for its 15 industry route panels, who will play…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Squad UK for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 revealed

Nearly 150 young people have been named in WorldSkills UK’s official Squad, and are one step closer to competing…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Skills Show 2017: Hundreds of apprentices honoured at closing ceremony

Nearly 200 of the UK’s most talented young tradespeople were rewarded with gold, silver and bronze medals at The…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Anxious wait for ‘hopeful’ FE sector ahead of budget

The FE sector faces an anxious wait before the budget is announced on November 22 after it united to…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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ESFA ‘postpone’ results of second attempt at non-levy apprenticeship tender due to ‘high volume’ of applications

After extended delays and ultimately an aborted first attempted at a tender for funding apprenticeships with small employers (non-levy),…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Skills Show 2017: Welcome home Team UK

A welcome home reception was put on for the 34 heroes who made up Team UK and competed in…

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