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Trailblazer status in balance after grade four result

An employer provider’s status as an apprenticeship Trailblazer was today in the balance after Ofsted found it had “no…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Shakira hopes to inspire minority groups with NUS election win

The newly-elected National Union of Students (NUS) vice president for FE Shakira Martin (pictured above left) has told of her…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Interim replacement hired while New College Stamford principal ‘on leave’

Former Lincoln College principal of 14 years John Allen (pictured above left) has taken over from under fire New College…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Concern grows that FE quality mark has ‘stalled’

Concern is growing in the FE sector that plans for an FE Chartered Status quality mark have “stalled” with…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Recruitment at 14 ‘difficult’ as UTCs’ capacity runs as low as 12.2pc

Six out of 30 University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are operating at up to just a third full — with…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Apprenticeship success rates fall nearly 5pc points

Last week, FE Week revealed the best and worst success rates performers for classroom-based provision in 2013/14 — and…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Event aims to boost female tech skills

Greater collaboration between FE and business could help to encourage more women into digital industries, according to a report…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Third of Intraining workforce hit as 450 jobs set for axe

More than a third of the workforce at NCG’s 1,200-worker Intraining division were today facing redundancy following one of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Don’t scrap GCSEs without ‘coherent’ 14 to 19 overview, Labour adviser warns

Labour plans to replace GCSEs with a “national baccalaureate” with both academic and technical routes will only work if…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Lewisham Southwark College students’ union president wins NUS election

Lewisham Southwark College students’ union president Shakira Martin was today elected as the next National Union of Students (NUS)…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Anti-terrorism website launches for FE and skills providers

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) today 0fficially unveiled a new website to help FE and skills providers stop…

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FE Week Reporter
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Croydon unveils new free school plans

Croydon College has revealed its revamped free school proposal in its second attempt to open its own secondary school….

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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Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

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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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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