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
Skills England

Skills England: Ministers will make decisions on FE resources, not us

Highlights from Skills England’s first grilling by the education committee

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
Colleges

Luminate boss to retire

National leader of FE Colin Booth to step down from Luminate Education Group after 40 years in education

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Creating ESOL courses isn’t ‘voluntary work’, says tribunal

Tribunal notes 'significant failure of HR' for lack of communication with hourly paid staff

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

‘Inadequate’ blow for newcomer to care home manager training

Franhen Consultancy’s apprenticeship funding contract now hangs in the balance

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK names squad for Shanghai 2026

Over 80 students and apprentices will undergo intense training to prepare for WorldSkills Shanghai

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills bootcamps

Bootcamp provider in whistleblower probe collapses

'I'm not one of these cowboys who treat people like dirt'

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