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Provider to challenge inspection after Ofsted found learners ‘unaware’ they took out an FE loan

A provider has been slammed with a grade four after Ofsted found its 500 learners received “no teaching” and...

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‘Falling through the cracks’: thousands of apprenticeships going unregulated

The government has been left red-faced after FE Week found thousands of apprentices with no organisation responsible for checking...

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College refuses to explain spending millions on mysterious subcontractor

A college has refused to explain why it has given £16.5 million over the last three years to a...

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NCG resolves bitter pay dispute with its London colleges

A deal has been struck between the country’s largest college group and union members at its two London colleges...

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ESFA WON’T ban new apprenticeship providers with poor AEB provision found in monitoring visits

The government will not ban new apprenticeship providers from recruiting adult learners if they’re making ‘insufficient progress’ in that...

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DfE plans National Colleges evaluation to avoid repeating mistakes with Institutes of Technology

The government is going to evaluate its troubled National Colleges policy to identify what has gone wrong with the...

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Broker offered 3aaa staff £200 for apprentice referrals – but admits it was a ‘bad idea’

A broker has admitted it was a “bad idea” to offer cash to former staff of Aspire Achieve Advance...

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Billy Camden
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DfE reopens £15m strategic college improvement fund before finalising first round

Colleges are being invited to bid for cash in a new round of the strategic college improvement fund –...

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Providers warned their funding could be pulled following 3aaa staff and apprentice poaching

Multiple training providers have attempted to poach staff and apprentices from the now-defunct Aspire Achieve Advance using underhand tactics...

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