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Stockport College plunges back to grade four Ofsted

A struggling Greater Manchester college has dropped back down to ‘inadequate’, Ofsted inspectors have found. Stockport College was hit…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Autumn statement: £200m levy pot reduction forecast by Treasury

Fresh concerns have been raised about apprenticeship funding in England, after predictions on what the levy would raise were…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Autumn statement: Government to devolve adult education budget to London

The government has announced that it is devolving the adult education budget to London, through today’s autumn statement. Details…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Autumn statement: Hammond approves 10p apprentice minimum wage rise

The national minimum wage for apprentices will rise from £3.40 per hour to £3.50 – a bigger increase than…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Pearson’s apprentice Ofsted rating up two grades to ‘good’

Pearson has recovered two grades from its previous ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating for its apprenticeship provision. The global education business was…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Future ‘remains uncertain’ for Central Sussex College, Ofsted warns

Inspectors have warned that the future of Central Sussex College “remains uncertain”, in a new Ofsted report. A ‘requires improvement’…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord


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Lauener reveals staffing levels for new Institute for Apprenticeships

Answers have finally been given to key questions over staffing levels for the new Institute for Apprenticeships. The body,…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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College slumps to ‘inadequate’ Ofsted after coming bottom in FE Week league table

The college that came out bottom in FE Week’s national college league table, unveiled just four days ago, has…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Scotland and Wales win big at Skills Show 2016 competition finals

Scottish and Welsh Colleges have emerged as the big winners at the Skills Show 2016 in Birmingham as they…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Skills Show Results 2016 – organisation league table

Organisation league table for the 2016 WorldSkills UK Skills Show competition finals.  Rank Points Organisation Gold Silver Bronze Highly Commended…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Skills Show Results 2016 by competition

Full list of results by competition area for the 2016 WorldSkills UK Skills Show competition finals.    Competition Forename…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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FE Week’s annual charity auction raises a whopping £14,000

A last-minute donation from the new FE commissioner pushed the total money raised at the FE Week 2016 annual…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke

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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
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen