News

Fresh round of redundancies at Learndirect as funding dries up

Learndirect Ltd appears to be on the brink of collapse, after a fresh round of redundancies belied the fact...

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Billy Camden
News

UCU blasts 10% pay rises for ‘greedy’ college principals

College principals have been lambasted as “greedy and hopelessly out of touch” by the University and College Union, after...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Traineeships expose the need for T-level collaboration

In 2015 the government criticised colleges for losing out to training providers by only making up a third of...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Hull College Group backs embattled chief executive in bitter redundancy row

UPDATE: UCU members at the Hull College Group will walk out on strike tomorrow (May 9) over plans to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Isle of Wight studio school on the brink of closure

Another studio school that has severely struggled with recruitment has agreed to close “in principle”. Plans to shut the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted Watch: Tough week for providers inspected for first time

It has been a difficult week for first-time private providers, as one was rated ‘requires improvement’ and another was...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Secret RoATP application window revealed

Thirty-six teacher training organisations have joined the register of apprenticeship training providers during a secret application window, FE Week...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Why is the IfA silent on end-point assessment concerns?

The issue of apprentices starting standards without an end-point assessment organisation in place was first raised by FE Week...

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Billy Camden
News

Hull College staff want their CEO sacked after ice-cream ‘bribe’

Staff at the cash-strapped Hull College Group are demanding the immediate resignation of their chief executive after she offered...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden