Author: Billy Camden

The Prime Minister delivered a speech this morning in response to the much anticipated Augar review on post-18 education. Theresa May spoke passionately about the strong case for much more investment in FE, which in her own words has been “left overlooked, undervalued and underfunded”. FE Week was in attendance and has transcribed her speech […]

The government should introduce a “lifelong learning loan allowance” at levels 4, 5 and 6 for adults without a degree, a major review of post-18 education has said. An independent panel, led by Philip Augar (pictured), will today publish its long-awaited findings and recommendations which aim to create a more “joined-up system” and fix the […]

Apprenticeship starts for the period August 2018 to March 2019 are up 9 per cent on the previous year, new government data shows. However, they’re 21 per cent down for the same period in 2016/17 – the year before the levy reforms were introduced. Provisional figures for March show 25,600 starts, up 7 per cent […]

Serco has come out as the biggest winner of the government’s controversial European Social Fund tender, securing 17 contracts worth £60.5 million, FE Week analysis has shown. They were followed by The Growth Company Limited, which claimed 8 contracts valued at £56.4 million even though it is essentially owned by the the Greater Manchester Combined […]

The government has unveiled its new branding for T-levels, in what has been described as the “first step” toward raising awareness ahead of their rollout in September 2020. The ‘NexT Level’ brand logo (pictured), designed by marketing firm Havas Worldwide London Ltd, to the tune of £250,000, has been shared exclusively with FE Week as […]

The directors of a provider that had its government funding contracts terminated following an FE Week exposé only have to pay back £200,000 following its liquidation, despite owing nearly £3 million to creditors. Furthermore, the amount, which is likely to go straight into the pockets of the insolvency practitioners to cover their fees, has been […]

A significant apprenticeship provider plans to stop recruiting in the care sector after the government rejected calls to increase funding rates. The “devastating” decision is being taken by Surrey-based Professional Training Solutions (PTS) Limited, which offers hundreds of apprenticeships every year, mostly in health and social care. It was desperate for the Department for Education […]

The FE Commissioner reports into a college group that has been engulfed in a financial scandal have been published this morning. It comes a day after one of them, Hadlow College, was placed into education administration by a High Court judge. The sister college, West Kent and Ashford (WKAC), is not affected by the ruling, […]