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Learndirect top-slices almost £20 million through subcontractors deals

Latest figures have shown that Learndirect top-sliced almost £20 million through its deals with subcontractors last academic year, FE…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Skills minister bids farewell to Team UK with heartfelt speech

“You are helping to improve the national culture around skills and apprenticeships” was the message from Robert Halfon to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

UTC Cambridge hit by Ofsted grade four rating

A University Technical College based in Cambridge has been hit with an ‘inadequate’ grade by the education watchdog Ofsted….

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Ron Dearing UTC expands a year before opening

A University Technical College (UTC) scheduled to open in Hull next year has expanded to accommodate an extra 50…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Lewisham Southwark College still wants Newcastle merger despite local offers

A struggling London college is still trying to engineer a merger with a group based almost 300 miles away…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Half the levy will be paid by just 400 employers – but who are they?

Around half of the upcoming apprenticeship levy will be paid by just 400 employers – but the Skills Funding…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke


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Nescot appoints principal but controversial former head Sunaina Mann stays at Saudi subsidiary

LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed Nescot, which has been dogged by scandal throughout…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Scammers target colleges during AoC conference

FE colleges have been targeted by a spate of attempted frauds in the past few weeks – including several…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Scotland and Wales dominate Skills Show 2016 medal table

Around 200 of the UK’s top vocational learners were rewarded with gold, silver and bronze medals at the closing…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Providers found ignoring apprenticeship register application guidance just hours from critical deadline

Organisations wanting to deliver apprenticeships from next May are failing to follow instructions from the Skills Funding Agency just…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

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
News

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

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
News

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