News

T-levels dropped by education secretary’s former sixth form ahead of 2020 launch

The education secretary’s former sixth form college has pulled out of offering two T-level pathways ahead of their launch...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Sector reacts to education secretary’s promise to ‘supercharge’ FE

The education secretary Gavin Williamson put FE centre stage during an impassioned speech at the Conservative Party Conference today....

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE to tender for 8 new Institutes of Technology

A further eight Institutes of Technology are to be created by the government through a new £120 million tender,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Hull College Group ‘independent’ investigation into leadership led by college’s own lawyer

The independent investigation into Hull College Group is being led by a lawyer who has a long history with...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Lord Agnew: I will not hesitate to step in on college spending

Education minister Lord Agnew has in recent weeks had his brief widened beyond schools to include financial oversight of...

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LORD AGNEW
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Sector bodies align with call for DfE to switch funding for 16-18s

Three leading associations from across the university, private provider and college sectors have united to call on the government...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Could two sixth forms be coming to the rescue for a struggling college?

A three-way merger is on the cards to help secure the long-term future of a college that has been...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Principal’s £150k expenses revealed… finally

Ministers have ordered the FE Commissioner to investigate a principal’s “deeply concerning” corporate credit card use after her college...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

ESFA ignored whistleblower nearly two years before FE Week exposé

A whistleblower reported the £20 million Brooklands College subcontracting scandal to the Education and Skills Funding Agency in 2017...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden