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Jaguar apprentices rescued after provider collapses

Training provision has been saved for thousands of learners, including those on a high-profile scheme with Jaguar Land Rover,…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Collab Group: Ofsted isn’t the only marker of success

Ofsted does not “paint a complete picture” of success, according to a group of colleges which has just absorbed…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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FE commissioner’s plea to rescue Hereward College

The FE commissioner is attempting to drum up support for a three-way merger that was cancelled after one of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Brokerage of apprenticeship funding to be banned next year

The use of public funds to pay brokers’ fees will be banned, thanks to an award-winning FE week investigation…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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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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