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Learners’ balloon effort takes off

The sky was no limit for students and staff from the science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) departments at…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Dr Pember in return to FE and skills leadership role

Former Whitehall FE and skills chief and resident FE Week agony aunt Dr Sue Pember is set for a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Exam papers ‘could be lost’ after ‘technical error’

A “technical error” in collecting Functional Skills papers has left learners across the country unsure whether their City &…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Row breaks out over quals funding email claims

A bitter row has broken out between two awarding organisations (AOs) over claims one had “lost” public funding for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Sector politicians are all bookies’ favourites

These are the political faces we’ve come to know in the world of FE and skills — but how…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Eight FE and skills ideas that ran out of steam — remember any of them?

As the dawn of a new government with the possibility of a raft of new policies approaches, former FE…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Apprenticeships and careers advice key to Lib Dem youth unemployment plans, Clegg to reveal

Apprenticeships and one-on-one careers advice will play a key role in Liberal Democrat plans to cut youth unemployment to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE Commissioner launches city-wide review looking at merging Nottingham’s two biggest colleges

The FE Commissioner has launched a city-wide review of vocational education in Nottingham which is looking at merging the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Plea for an FE & skills lifeline

Funding, change, workload and bureaucracy topped the list of concerns in the second annual FE Week sector survey. Worries…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New lead sponsor for Skills Show revealed

Vocational education charity the Edge Foundation is the new lead sponsor for the Skills Show, it has been announced….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Education and Training Foundation workforce survey highlights Functional Skills teacher recruitment problem

A third of work-based learning providers are finding it difficult to recruit Functional Skills (FS) teachers, a survey by the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Bank fines to fund 50k apprenticeships and traineeships for unemployed 22 to 24-year-olds under Tories

A Conservative-led government would use a £200m fund from bank fines issued in the wake of the Libor scandal…

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

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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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Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

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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