News

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
News

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
News

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
News

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
News

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
News

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


News

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
News

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
News

Two men plead guilty following Serious Fraud Office investigation into Luis Michael Training

Two men have pleaded guilty following a Serious Fraud Office investigation into now-defunct provider Luis Michael Training. Christopher Martin,…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Good-rated Somerset provider loses 97% of its adult education budget

A large adult community learning provider in Somerset has found itself at the sharp end of the adult education…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Did the government advise Learndirect to withdraw their AEB tender?

The Learndirect saga has taken a fresh twist today, after a government spokesperson admitted that the nation’s largest FE…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Cable speaks on new post-16 skills review after ‘dual mandate’ dumped

Vince Cable has accused the Conservatives of sweeping his “dual mandate” consultation for the FE sector under the carpet…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord

Must read

16-19

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill