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First solo UTC served with financial notice to improve

The first ever standalone university technical college (UTC) to be hit with a financial improvement notice must draw up…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Revised accounts show principal annual pay packet of £358,000

LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed The college with the best-paid principal in the…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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New taskforce aims to help those with learning disabilities onto apprenticeships

The government has announced a taskforce to help more people with learning disabilities to access apprenticeships — but admitted…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Apprenticeship levy could fund training for vicars

The apprenticeship levy could be used to train the next generation of Church of England (CoE) vicars. The CoE…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Out-of-area funding exposes devolution ‘postcode lottery’

> ‘Valuable analysis’ shows 20 per cent of adult funding being spent on learners outside region of the provider…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

EXCLUSIVE: Nottingham college appoints ex-council boss just six months after reported £230k pay-off

A former chief executive of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, who reportedly received a £230,000 voluntary redundancy pay-off from the local…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


News

Minister warns college is failing too many of its students

A college hit with two inadequate Ofsted ratings in three years has been told by Skills Minster Nick Boles…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Growth requests offered for any apprenticeship standards

Growth requests are being offered for the delivery of any of the new apprenticeship standards, FE Week can reveal….

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

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
News

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
News

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

Must read

16-19

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
Qualifications

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
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

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

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

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

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill