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Lambeth strike vote shelved to consider ‘new offer’

A ballot that could have led to renewed industrial action at Lambeth College has been suspended to allow union…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Trial over a4e seven accused of fraud offences under way

The trial of seven people charged with fraud-related offences after allegedly ripping off the taxpayer at welfare-to-work provider A4e…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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WorldSkills wins £18m BIS boost

The government has pledged to continue funding the Skills Show, skills competitions and the UK’s entry to WorldSkills for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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‘Light-bulb moments’ figure in final IfL survey

The results of the final Institute for Learning (IfL) survey of teachers and trainers in FE and skills are presented…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Adult skills budget going on ‘wrong sort of IT’

Further education colleges have a vital role to play in bringing digital skills qualifications up to date to boost…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Reform warning as apprenticeships plummet

Apprenticeship funding reforms have been thrust back into the spotlight after government figures indicated the programme was heading for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Apprenticeship starts fall by more than 60,000, according to government figures

All-age apprenticeships starts fell by 13 per cent last year according to provisional government data released this morning. The…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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AELP to demand continued investment in skills at autumn conference

The government will face calls for continued investment in FE and skills when sector leaders meet in Birmingham today….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Up front accreditation of quals to end next month, Ofqual boss reveals

The requirement for qualifications to be accredited by Ofqual before they are regulated will be lifted from next month,…

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FE Week Reporter
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College strike off after High Court rules in AoC’s favour

A planned strike by staff at colleges in England has been called off after the High Court handed down…

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FE Week Reporter
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‘Unsustained’ initiatives and ‘inability to learn lessons’ affecting skills system, report warns

Further education and skills has been marred by frequent change and “unsustained” initiatives, and a “lack of organisational memory”…

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FE Week Reporter
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Liberal Democrat party conference : Apprentice minimum wage pledge from Business Secretary

Plans to boost apprentices’ pay by more than £1 an-hour have been cautiously welcomed amid concerns the rise could…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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