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Editor Asks: Apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon on government u-turn on funding cuts

As it turned out, my exclusive interview with the new apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon was conducted just hours after…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Rise in SFA contracts for small providers

Plans to cut the number of recipients of Skills Funding Agency cash have been shelved in an attempt to increase the…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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You’re fired! Lord Sugar could cut ties with DfE over apprentice champion role

The entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar could be about to quit his role as the country’s apprenticeships champion after receiving…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Apprenticeship funding ‘u-turn’ – but how far does it really go?

Despite the very public “U-turn” the government made on proposed apprenticeship cuts on Tuesday, funding is still due to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Insolvency regime plans in new Technical and Further Education Bill

A new Technical and Further Education Bill published today has set out proposals for a new insolvency regime for FE colleges….

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Court date set for AoC judicial review over new sixth form

The court start date has been set for the Association of College’s first judicial review against the government in…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord


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Two thirds of sixth form colleges forced to drop courses

The government is being urged to increase funding for 16- to 18-year-olds ahead of this year’s autumn statement, as…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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FE Commissioner backs widening of area reviews

A post-16 review of sixth forms outside of the FE sector would be “very helpful”, the FE Commissioner has…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Subcontracting saved in final apprenticeship plans

The reversal of government plans to reduce subcontracting through its new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers has been welcomed by Association of Employment…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Four changes in the apprenticeship announcements you need to know

This morning FE Week was the first to report that the Department for Education had released documents confirming the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Campaign victory over apprenticeship funding

Widespread anger about planned funding cuts exposed by FE Week has brought about a welcome change of heart from…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Final levels of apprenticeship funding revealed

This morning the government released an update to their apprenticeship reform plans, including final levels of funding for new framework…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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

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

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Jessica Hill
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Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

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Jessica Hill
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