News

IfA chief ‘stepping down’, claims headhunters

The chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) will step down when his contract is...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofsted watch: Private provider straight in with grade one

It’s been a week of mainly highs for FE as one provider was rated ‘outstanding’ in its first ever...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Movers and Shakers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 275

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Lorraine Hill, Chief finance officer, City College Plymouth Start date: March 2019...

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Fraser Whieldon
Opinion

The numbers expose the truth – level 6 and 7 is mostly ‘dead weight’ and unaffordable

This week the Association of Employment and Learning Providers called on the government to stop subsidising all level 6...

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Nick Linford
News

Stop levy funding for all level 6 and 7 apprenticeships, demands training providers

All level six and seven apprenticeships, including those with integrated degrees, should be removed from the scope of levy...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Hadlow Group appoint interim chairs – including one very familiar face

The embattled Hadlow Group has been bolstered by the appointment of two new interim chairs for its colleges’ boards:...

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Fraser Whieldon
News

Principal suspended pending outcome of investigation has resigned

Paul Hannan has resigned as principal of the Hadlow Group following investigations into financial irregularities at its two colleges....

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofsted finds workers being forced onto provider’s apprenticeship programme

An experienced commercial training provider new to the apprenticeships market has been heavily criticised after Ofsted found staff at...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

DfE paid £1m to settle Hadlow Group’s legal case

The Department for Education forked out £1 million to settle a legal dispute at a college group under investigation and already relying...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon