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Bursary scheme announced for early years apprenticeships

The government today announced a £2m apprenticeship bursary scheme for the early years profession. Learners aiming at a career…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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FE Guild renamed as a foundation

The FE Guild is to be renamed the Education and Training Foundation, FE Week can reveal. The body, created…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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First specialist college grade one under new regime

The first specialist college to achieve an outstanding grade under Ofsted’s tough new inspection regime has been announced. David…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Colleges’ pay offer withdrawn

The Association of Colleges has withdrawn its offer of support for a pay increase after talks with unions failed…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Report points at skills system’s six ‘key problems’

Six “key problems” in the skills sector have been identified in a new Labour report called Talent Matters —…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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FE Guild announces new chief executive

Sir Geoff Hall (pictured) has been named interim chief executive of the FE Guild. The former principal and chief…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Fall in unemployed adults learning

The chief executive of NIACE has said some of the results of the 2012 Adult Participation in Learning Survey…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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The K College catalogue

The provision, debts and estate of a troubled Kent college being split up and sold off in pieces have…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Commissioner specification ‘prejudices’ FE hopefuls

College leaders hoping to play a part in the FE Commissioner hit squad have been put “at a disadvantage”…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Rethink call on traineeship rules

The leader of a group representing 27 large colleges has called on the government to loosen rules on who…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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NUS gets some learner satisfaction

The lack of learner presence within a new FE body that will set professional standards across the sector has…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Principal leaves after Ofsted blow

The principal of City College Coventry is to leave his job after the Skills Funding Agency demanded “fundamental changes”…

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