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Ofsted ‘sea change’ over college finances

Ofsted has undergone a “sea change” in the way it looks at college finances, according to a principal who…

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Predictability plea as just 15 pc affected after clawback warning

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has supported Skills Funding Agency plans to make its funding system more “predictable” after…

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FE Week Reporter
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‘Careers advisers who don’t promote apprenticeships should be fired’

Failure to promote apprenticeships and traineeships should result in the sack for careers advisers, House of Commons Education Select…

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Teen confronts politicians over sixth form college VAT

A 17-year-old learner put School Reform Minister Nick Gibb and Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt on the spot as…

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BIS issues new list of named and shamed underpaying bosses

Apprenticeship employers were among the latest round of offenders named and shamed for failing to pay the national minimum…

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Apprentices’ ‘measly’ 2.6pc min wage rise

A proposed 2.6 per cent rise in the National Minimum Wage for apprentices has been branded “measly” by National…

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FE Week Reporter


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Byrne gives 16 to 19 ringfence assurance

Shadow Skills Minister Liam Byrne has pledged a Labour Government would not raid the 16 to 19 budget to…

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FE Week Reporter
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Professor Wolf says more to be done on employer involvement

Professor Alison Wolf has called for more to be done to involve employers in college assessment and delivery after…

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FE Week Reporter
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AoC chief calls on Labour to use tuition fee cut funding to benefit FE

Labour should use extra funding pledged to reduce university tuition fees to help support the FE sector, Association of…

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FE Week Reporter
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Sector chief tells of jobs fear as providers face 24pc funding cut

Association of Colleges chief executive Martin Doel (pictured) has told of his fears that more job losses could be…

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FE Week Reporter
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FE Week launches 2015 survey — prizes on offer for your opinions

It’s that time again! The second annual FE Week survey launches today with the aim of taking the sector’s…

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Dr Lynne Sedgmore to step down from 157 Group executive director role

Dr Lynne Sedgmore today announced plans to retire from her executive director’s role at the 157 Group later this year….

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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
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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…

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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
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Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

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