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Leadership and management questioned in new ETF survey results while non-GCSE English and maths review set for launch

Approval of FE sector leadership and management has declined since last year, according to the results of an Education…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Labour warned ‘hands off FE budget’ amid rumours Ed Miliband wants to cut maximum university fee by third

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has issued a plea to the Labour Party not to raid the FE budget…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Further education makes ‘500 most influential people list’ as 157 Group boss Dr Lynne Sedgmore is named by Debrett’s

The FE sector has had one of its key spokespeople recognised on the 2015 Debrett’s 500 list of the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Boles asked to clarify sixth form college VAT exemption talks

The Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) has written to Skills Minister Nick Boles in a bid to clarify his…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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More college takeovers possible for academy chain

The Department for Education (DfE) has not ruled out another college intervention to take on a school from troubled…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Call for more powers to track 16 to 18s

Local authorities “need more legal powers to ensure partners share vital information” in tracking the education and training status…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Leadership issues under the Fetl research spotlight

The Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) has announced the four winners in its first wave of fellowship grants…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Digital skills duo told to drop Code College title

The founders of the new National College for Digital Skills have dropped plans to be called Code College after…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Outstanding RAF training

The RAF’s apprenticeship scheme has seen it become just the second employer provider to be rated outstanding across the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Lambeth retains grade three Ofsted rating despite strikes

Lambeth College has retained its grade three Ofsted rating despite inspectors visiting amid long-running industrial action that ended with…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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AoC hits back at ex-Ofsted director’s claim colleges are ‘frankly, rubbish’

Association of Colleges (AoC) boss Martin Doel (above) has leapt to the defence of his members after a former…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Planting seeds of inspiration in Sky

The Sky Academy invited FE Week reporter Paul Offord to look around its new Careers Lab that will give…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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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

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