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Lowestoft College’s ‘on leave’ principal to step down after critical report

Lowestoft College principal Simon Summers (pictured) is to step down — just a fortnight after it was revealed he took…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Chair at inadequate-rated Stockport College tells board he is stepping down

The chair of governors at Stockport College, which was hit with an inadequate Ofsted rating last year before being…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Skills Minister Nick Boles acknowledges ‘concerns’ that qualifications reform has gone too far

Skills Minister Nick Boles said he was prepared to investigate whether qualifications reform had “gone too far” as he…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New Skills Minister Nick Boles admits to knowing ‘nothing’ about sector

New Skills Minister Nick Boles admitted to knowing “nothing” about the sector during his first parliamentary appearance in the job,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Niace chief in gruelling father-and-son charity cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats — and a bit

There are surely less gruelling ways of spending quality father-and-son time than a bike ride the length of Great…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sector welcomes new Skills Minister and Education Secretary as Cabinet-bound Matthew Hancock issues farewell message

The FE sector has been quick to have its say on today’s appointments of Nick Boles to Skills Minister and Nicky…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Trade union and business leaders set for agreement over traineeship pay and work experience

Trade union and business leaders are negotiating a joint agreement on traineeships over the issues of pay and work…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Nick Boles is new Skills Minister after move to joint role at BIS and DfE

Former Planning Minister Nick Boles has taken on a joint role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Hancock to attend Cabinet in new business role as Cameron shakes up top team

Matthew Hancock has moved to a new shared role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Nicky Morgan replaces Gove at DfE as Cameron promotes women to top jobs

Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan, who has served in two Treasury positions, is the new Education Secretary following the departure…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Nine more colleges set to take on 14 to 16-year-olds

Nine more colleges could take on learners from the age of 14 next academic year, FE Week can reveal….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Warwickshire College’s Madelyn McAlpine a World Cup winner just like German stars

The name of Warwickshire College’s Madelyn McAlpine can be listed with World Cup-winning German stars such as Mesut Ozil, Philipp Lahm…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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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

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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Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

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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