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K College up for grabs after ‘failed merger’

Providers have been invited to open days to find out about taking on the business of a struggling college…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Skills Funding Agency wants a chair

The post of Skills Funding Agency advisory board chair is up for grabs. The agency, which manages an annual…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Colleges’ troubled merger plan goes ahead

Two Midland colleges are set to merge less than two months after Skills Minister Matthew Hancock told them to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Response to careers guidance ‘disappoints’

The Association of Colleges is “disappointed” by the government’s response to the education select committee’s report on careers advice…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Fears eased on funding

The Association for Employment and Learning Providers has secured access to extra funding for independent providers whose allocations have…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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‘I had my medal when I heard the noise’

As Elaine Battson collected her bag after a successful Boston Marathon, she thought the explosions she heard were fireworks…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Questions remain on Tech Bacc

Government plans for a Technical Baccalaureate (Tech Bacc) have received a lukewarm welcome from the FE sector, amid questions…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Minister ‘cancels’ on traineeships

Providers have been kept waiting at least another week for the government to outline its plan for traineeships. Skills…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Principal defiant after Ofsted grade four

Third poor inspection for City College Coventry’s Paul Taylor The principal of the latest big city college to be…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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A big dip in funding concerns FE leaders

FE bosses have urged the government to address a growing dip in funding for 16 to 19-year-olds that could…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government announces vocational measure

Plans for a new Tech Bacc were announced by the government today. It will be introduced for courses beginning…

Nick Linford
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…

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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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