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The wait for an outstanding indy goes on

After 131 Ofsted visits, independent learning providers (ILPs) are still waiting for their first outstanding verdict under the education…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Uncertainty at Skills Funding Agency after job cuts announcement

More than 1,000 Skills Funding Agency staff are facing an uncertain future after workers were warned of job cuts…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News, Opinion

New social partnership needed for apprentices

Wider agreement between the Government, employers, learners and learning providers is needed to ensure apprenticeships set people up for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Veil ban college principal to retire

The principal of a Midland college at the centre of a row this month over the use of veils…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

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…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

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….

Nick Linford
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…

Nick Linford
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
News

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
News

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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Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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
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The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

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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