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Charity wants employers that train young care leavers to get higher returns from apprenticeship levy

A charity has called for employers that train young care leavers to receive a larger financial return on planned…

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FE Week Reporter
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Young benefits claimants who can’t find work will be forced onto apprenticeships or traineeships

The government’s new Earn or Learn Taskforce will oversee plans to force young benefits claimants onto apprenticeships or traineeships…

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FE Week Reporter
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Sao Paulo you beauty! Triple UK gold crowned with best WorldSkills competitor first

Three golds were crowned with an illustrious first for TeamUK as beauty therapist Rianne Chester was handed the award…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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National training provider and major retailer both ‘inadequate’ says Ofsted

A national training provider has plummeted from an Ofsted outstanding rating to inadequate, while employer provider Next has also been…

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FE Week Reporter
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Day 2 WorldSkills | TeamUK competitor’s shipments of Brazilian plaster and months of training in attempt for gold

Some ingenious thinking about the difference between British and Brazilian plaster could lead TeamUK competitor Robert Johnson to gold….

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FE Week Reporter
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Video | Team UK’s journey so far at World Skills 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIWi7TabLVE

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FE Week Reporter


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SFA moratorium on approval of new qualifications will ’cause havoc’ warns sector chief

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) will enforce a “moratorium” on the approval of qualifications until plans to “simplify and…

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FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted monitoring visit finds ‘reasonable’ level of improvement for learners at Lewisham Southwark College

Ofsted has recognised a “reasonable” level of improvement for learners in all areas in its latest monitoring visit report…

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FE Week Reporter
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Labour leadership candidates spell out their priorities for FE

The Labour leadership candidates have spelled out what their FE priorities would be up to the next general election…

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FE Week Reporter
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Sector leaders praise ‘fantastic’ satisfaction rates with higher education at FE colleges

Sector leaders have hailed the “fantastic” satisfaction rates of students at FE colleges with higher education courses in spite…

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FE Week Reporter
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Live updates: A level results day

As learners up and down the country find out what their next in life will be, we’ll be keeping…

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AELP chief calls for more independent learning provider involvement with WorldSkills

As competition at WorldSkills 2015 gets into full swing in Brazil, the Association for Employment and Learning Providers (AELP)…

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Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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
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