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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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No competition for ‘transparency’ role

  The chair of a new board established by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to ensure transparency was appointed…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Adult budget cuts prompt rethink call

The government has been urged to rethink its approach to funding for FE after it was revealed learning providers…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Elmfield probe results ‘with minister’

The findings of an official investigation into defunct training provider Elmfield are on the desk of Skills Minister Matthew…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Colleges and schools to get ‘robust comparisons’ regime

Further education leaders have welcomed Ofsted plans that would allow parents and learners to compare the post-16 performance of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Fears remain as quals list published

Further concerns that valuable qualifications could fall victim to a government cull have been raised after a leading awarding…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

Must read

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