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Breaking: Bridgwater College unveiled as sixth new 157 Group member since January

Bridgwater College in Somerset is the latest new member of the 157 Group, it has been revealed this morning….

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Breaking: Funding announced for five new national colleges

The government has announced the breakdown of £80m funding it has dedicated to creating five new national colleges —…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Delay adult education budget devolution plans, government told

  The government should delay the devolution of the adult education budge, because the Skills Funding Agency has still…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Publish subcontractor fees or face sanctions, providers told

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) will be contacting lead providers who have failed to publish subcontracting information in a…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Top law firm rejects new apprenticeship scheme for lawyers

One of the UK’s largest legal firms has turned its back on new apprenticeships as a way of training…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Team UK announced for EuroSkills Gothenburg

Twenty of the country’s most skilled young people have been selected to represent the UK at EuroSkills Gothenburg 2016….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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College ditches academies, blaming cuts and curriculum change

A college is preparing to cut ties with two academies currently under its control — claiming that it is…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Third London college at risk of administered status

A struggling college is in danger of becoming the third in London to be placed into administered status by…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Levy puts charities in ‘conflict of legislation’

Charities are caught in a “conflict of legislation” over the government’s apprenticeship levy, a senior sector figure has warned….

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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North-east sixth form merger is first of its kind in two decades

Two sixth form colleges have joined forces in what they claim is the first merger of its kind in…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Troubled Gazelle Group loses two more member colleges

Two more colleges have quit the troubled Gazelle Group, including one of its founder members, FE Week can reveal….

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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UTC Lancashire to shut up shop after just three years

A fourth university technical college (UTC) has announced it will be shutting its doors due to low student numbers….

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