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College’s £240k rugby stadium naming deal investigated

The new interim chief executive at Hull College Group has launched an investigation after FE Week revealed the organisation...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

White paper Q&A with skills minister: ‘We have got an awful lot to do and an awful lot to prove’

The lack of a long-term funding settlement for FE did not hamper the Department for Education’s white paper in...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

FE white paper: The key reforms

The FE white paper included more than 30 proposals but the majority repeat or build on current reforms rather...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

FE white paper sets out ‘ambitious’ reforms

“New powers” for the education secretary to intervene in colleges and plans for funding reform have been revealed today...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofqual delays decision on solution for apprentices stuck in limbo

A decision on whether apprentices can receive teacher-assessed grades for their English and maths if they are unable to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

‘Compressed’ exams and early results day: Post-qualification admissions proposals revealed

Exam dates could be brought forward or ‘compressed’ to allow for extra time to process university applications under new...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

DfE finally publishes ‘interim’ response to Augar Review

The Department for Education has finally published its initial response to Philip Augar’s review of Post-18 Education and Funding,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Traineeships tender results revealed

Bidders to the government’s traineeships tender are now being informed of their outcomes following a slight delay. In decision...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofqual raises concerns over DfE reforms to BTECs and other level 3 qualifications

Government plans to remove funding for thousands of courses, such as BTECs, that compete with T Levels and A-levels...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden