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College to close former Pearson in Practice centres

West Nottinghamshire College has announced plans to shut almost half of the training centres it bought under last year’s…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Agency wants online delivery data

Providers will have to say how much of their courses are delivered online in their individualised learner record (ILR)…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Lingfield reveals FE institute plans

Chartered status for FE providers is just months away, the chair of the new Institution for Further Education has…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government in childcare qualifications ‘neglect’

Concerns have been expressed after a “key aspect” of recommendations on the future of childcare qualifications was “neglected” by…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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More strikes threatened

Further strike action at sixth form colleges could be on the cards after a walkout by staff on Thursday…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Staff unsure of under fire principal’s future

Staff at a college in the South West are in the dark about the future of their principal after…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Councils face Hancock’s wrath over teen tracking

Nine more councils are to get a slap on the wrist over their tracking of 16 and 17-year-olds, just…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Traineeship figures revealed for first time

The government has said traineeships were “off to a good start” as it revealed 3,300 starts in  six months. It…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Sixth form college staff walk out over pay and conditions

Sixth form college teachers up and down the country have walked out of work as part of a strike by…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Is FE and skills on board the Lep drive and does it even need to be?

Local enterprise partnerships seemed to be the next big thing for FE and skills in late 2012 when Lord…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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The Great FE & Skills Survey of 2014

The Great FE & Skills Survey of 2014 has been launched. The state-of-the-nation survey, which is a joint project…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Colleges hit with pensions bill rise

A 16 per cent hike in employer pension contributions next year could cost the college sector tens of millions…

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

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

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Frances Read
Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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