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Provider told ‘no chance’ of growth request

A training provider in the Midlands slashed its growth request by 75 per cent after local staff at the…

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FE Week Reporter
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Minister holds FE technology roundtable

Technology that can revolutionise FE learning was on the agenda at the first of a series of roundtable meetings…

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FE Week Reporter
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Guild consultation ends

The FE Guild project leader has described responses to a consultation on the proposed organisation as “positive and constructive”….

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FE Week Reporter
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Deadline ‘degrades’ ILRs

The Association of Colleges (AoC) believes that the data quality of Individualised Learner Record (ILR) returns could be “degraded”…

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FE Week Reporter
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Hoyle’s level playing field legacy

Warm tributes have been paid to Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) chief executive Graham Hoyle after the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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College merger tweet shock

Bosses at a college in the Midlands claim they found out about two competitors’ multi-million pound merger plan —…

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FE Week Reporter


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Guide to FE Learning tech

Nothing moves faster than technology. No other sector has seen as much rapid change and development in such a…

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FE Week Reporter
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Colleges join Cameron on largest delegation to India

College principals were among a ground-breaking UK trade delegation to India, led by Prime Minister David Cameron. West Nottinghamshire…

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FE Week Reporter
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New regional roles at Ofsted

The identities of six new Ofsted regional directors have been announced following a shake-up aimed at driving up provider…

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FE Week Reporter
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Provider shift ‘unjust’ says creditor

The boss of a firm set to lose thousands of pounds after a provider went into administration branded it…

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FE Week Reporter
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SFA warned over plans to stop qualifications funding

The Skills Funding Agency “risks destabilising the system” with plans to stop paying out for more than 1,000 qualifications,…

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FE Week Reporter
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Providers to get transitional funding protection from new system

Providers are to be protected from potentially huge drops in funding when a new payments regime is introduced from…

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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

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Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

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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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Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

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Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

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