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Most eligible employers not yet on levy system

Less than half of the employers eligible to register on the government’s apprenticeship system had done so by the…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Investigates: Are T-level plans in trouble?

– Greening begs big business for help with “substantive” work placements, while DfE refuses to commit to original plan for…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Milton visits first FE college since becoming minister

A college in the midst of completing a three-way merger was chosen by Anne Milton as her first FE…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Iraqi refugee turned biomedical scientist crowned BTEC student of the year

An “inspirational” refugee student from Salford City College has been crowned ‘BTEC student of the year’ at a prestigious…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Employers already experiencing work placement ‘fatigue’, DfE commissioned research reveals

Research commissioned by the Department for Education has found that employers may already be experiencing work placement ‘fatigue’ –…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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BREAKING: official figures show huge increase in apprenticeship starts in month before reforms kicked-in

Apprenticeship start rocketed in the months before May when mandatory cash contributions from employers kicked in, the latest Department for…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Greening: T-Levels will ‘create an army of skilled young people for British business’

Education secretary Justine Greening will today plead with businesses to help develop and deliver T-Levels, as part of an overhaul…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Top skills civil servant talks tough on apprenticeship reforms

The major recent reforms to the UK’s apprenticeship system are still at a very early stage, so the talk…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Exclusive: Halfon to run for education select committee chair

Former skills minister, Robert Halfon, is to stand for election to chair the House of Commons Select Committee for education,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted survey tools used by only 2% of learners

Two Trip Adviser-style tools for rating providers during inspections which cost Ofsted just over £90,000 to develop receive responses…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Provider’s grade four imperils hundreds of learner loans

Hundreds of learners on loans-funded courses are facing an uncertain future after their training provider received the lowest Ofsted…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Anne Milton: New skills minister’s first speech to sector and Q & A in full

New skills minister Anne Milton left many delegates quietly impressed – when she committed in her first major speech…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke

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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
Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

Billy Camden
Billy Camden