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Apprenticeship sales force enrol themselves

Call centre staff at a training provider have enrolled onto an apprenticeship programme to improve their skills. Twenty workers…

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FE Week Reporter
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UTC scuppered by college and university dispute

A college principal which helped create the University Technical College (UTC) model has been forced to postpone her own…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Gove could do BETTer for FE

The shadow minister has hit out at the disregarding of further education in the overhaul of the ICT curriculum….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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One principal, two colleges

Two further education colleges have joined in a unique federation to cut costs under the leadership of one principal….

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FE Week Reporter
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Hundreds of Zenos apprenticeships ‘delayed’

Hundreds of people have been affected by the postponement of an apprenticeship programme led by a major provider. Zenos,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE Week Investigates: Further education leaders honoured

A former college principal has spoken exclusively to FE Week of his shock after being chosen to receive a…

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FE Week Reporter


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Apprenticeship review targets 45 providers

More than 40 colleges and training providers are being investigated as part of the review into short duration apprenticeships….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Cash boost for work experience

Colleges in areas with high proportions of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) have been given…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Eight sentenced – including six jailed – over £500,000 college fraud

Eight fraudsters have been sentenced, including six jailed, for conning colleges out of more than half-a-million-pounds. The sentences, handed…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Arise Sir Geoffrey Hall

Geoff Hall, former Principal of New College Nottingham and contributor to FE Week, is one of just 27 people…

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FE Week Reporter
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FE Week investigates: The National Extension College is ‘reborn’

Little more than a month ago, thousands of students faced uncertainty after the owners of a distance-learning institution plunged…

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FE Week Reporter
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Enhanced Renewal Grants given to 46 further education colleges

Forty six colleges will receive Enhanced Renewal Grants, the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced. The additional funding, worth…

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
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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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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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Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

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Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
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