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FE Week at Labour Party Conference 2013

The FE Week team attended the first day of the Labour Party Conference in Brighton yesterday. We held a…

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Nick Linford
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Labour calls time on the level 2 apprenticeship

Labour’s Skills Taskforce, chaired by Chris Husbands, has today published a report on apprenticeships: A revolution in apprenticeships: a something-for-something deal with employers….

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Nick Linford
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Labour announce plans to create an apprentice for each foreign worker

Ed Miliband, the Labour Party leader, has announced plans to force firms to take on an apprentice every time…

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Nick Linford
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Labour shadow visits Walsall College

New policies due soon, says Hunt New announcements about Labour Party policy on FE will be released within a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Colleges’ move after bully claims

Allegations of bullying and physical abuse have prompted three subcontractor colleges to take over apprenticeships from a Midland-based prime…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Former Blackburn College worker jailed for work credit card fraud

A Lancashire college purchasing officer has been jailed for a year for using a work credit card to splash…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Foundation publishes partner commitments

The Education and Training Foundation has announced £75,000-worth of partner commitments with four FE bodies. The foundation, the FE…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Exam talks over Ramadan clash fears

Qualifications bodies have been in talks with Muslim groups over concerns the summer exams season could be affected by…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Zero-hour review gets unions’ welcome

Further education unions have given a cautious welcome to newly-announced government consultations on zero-hour contracts and apprentice pay. A…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Colleges win meal deal, indies miss out

Further education students are to get free school meals, the government has announced — but learners at independent training…

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FE Week Reporter
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Kwik Fit’s unpaid traineeship branded ‘unacceptable’

Kwik Fit has come under fire from the National Union of Students (NUS) for running unpaid traineeships of up…

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Nick Linford
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Success for the free lunch campaign

Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader, has announced this afternoon that the government will extend free…

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Nick Linford

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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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