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Review prompted by autistic teen’s college enrolment heartbreak

A college is reviewing its enrolment procedures after an autistic boy was asked not to return just days after…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Another college merger in doubt following ‘regrettable’ TV comments

Another college merger has been cast into doubt after one of their chairs made “regrettable” comments on local TV….

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Learndirect and DfE scandal referred to NAO by Public Accounts Committee chair

The Learndirect scandal is expected to face a National Audit Office investigation following a request from the Public Accounts…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Minister ‘misled’ MPs over apprenticeships at Learndirect

MPs were “misled” in Parliament by the skills minister Anne Milton today, after she claimed apprenticeships are “no longer…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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University’s controversial takeover of Lambeth College delayed

A university’s controversial plans to take a college over by the back door have been delayed, FE Week can…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Major provider exposed for offering inducements goes into administration

An apprenticeship provider exposed in June by FE Week offering inducements to an employer has called in the administrators….

Jude Burke
Jude Burke


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BREAKING: Milton grants Somerset MPs emergency meeting with funding agency

Somerset MPs held an emergency meeting on Wednesday with the skills minister to reverse the massive £3.3 million funding…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Training providers join forces to challenge Justine Greening in court

A group of leading training providers is gearing up for collective action against the government’s adult education budget procurement process,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Only 15 per cent of levy-funded apprentices aged 16 to 18

Just 15 per cent of levy-funded apprentices to date are aged 16 to 18, according to experimental government statistics…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Trial begins: Former Welsh footballer and three others accused of £5 million FE fraud

A former Wales international footballer and three other men conspired to scam colleges and the government out of around…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Commissioner report exposes financial turmoil at London SFC

A sixth-form college is in grave danger of running out of cash in the next 12 months, after a…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Five new UTCs open doors to students

Five new university technical colleges have opened their doors this month, including one that was so popular it had…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord

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Jessica Hill
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Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

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Billy Camden
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Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

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Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

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Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

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