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Student’s prize-winning Chartered Status logo dropped

A student’s competition-winning logo intended to be the sign of Chartered Status for FE providers has been dumped by…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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MPs to review DfE financial management after last-minute delay to annual accounts

MPs will probe the financial management at the Department for Education (DfE) after it used legislation to delay the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Former government apprenticeships adviser Doug Richard cleared of child sex charges

Former government apprenticeship adviser Doug Richard has today been cleared of child sex charges after a week-long trial at…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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UCL launches education centre

More than 120 people attended the official launch of a new Centre for Post-14 Education and Work by the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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First EFA subcontracting data published

The Department for Education (DfE) has unveiled a detailed report spelling out Education Funding Agency (EFA) 16 to 19…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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NUS launches campaign to hear FE students’ views

The National Union of Students has launched a campaign to force the government to recognise the impact that post-16…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Chaos as DfE bungles 16-18 apprenticeship growth funding requests

Over-allocated ‘discretionary funding’ now stalling apprenticeship decisions as college describes ‘negative impact’ and FE leader calls lack of info ‘crazy’…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Skills Funding Agency publishes funding guidance for 2016/17

The Skills Funding Agency has today published the funding guidance, rates and formula for 2016/17 across 10 individual documents…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Brian Lightman stands down

General secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Brian Lightman has stepped down with “immediate effect”….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Survey of over 91,000 employers reveals ‘growing challenge’ of skills shortages

Vacancies that go unfilled because employers can’t find workers with the right skills are a “growing challenge”, a survey…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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National Apprenticeship Awards ceremony celebrates 2015 winners

The winners of the 2015 National Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at a ceremony attended by Skills Minister Nick…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Functional Skills survey with employers launched

A new survey has been launched to gather views from employers and technical experts on how maths and English…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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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