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First4Skills: what happened after its disastrous collapse?

The apprenticeships giant First4Skills went bust in March after its skills funding was pulled due to an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Halfon questions costly employer perspectives survey

The chair of the influential Commons education select committee has questioned the worth of the employer perspectives survey, which...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Massive £1bn FE loans underspend revealed

A massive 58 per cent of FE loans funding – amounting to almost £1 billion – has not been...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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New RoATP window opens on Monday

The register of apprenticeship training providers will open for a third time starting on Monday, FE Week can reveal,...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Ofqual considers special treatment for new AOs

New apprenticeship exam bodies are next in line for special treatment, after Ofqual hinted that it’s considering a lighter...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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‘Collusion’ banned in tough new EPA guidance

The government has fired a warning shot at organisations seeking to undermine the independence of final apprenticeship exams with...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Ofsted watch: Major retailer ‘requires improvement’

A major retailer has failed to improve its in-house apprenticeship provision beyond a grade three, in a less than...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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MP blasts stalled merger as a ‘hostile takeover’

An MP is demanding urgent action from both the education secretary and the FE commissioner over fears that their...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Is Gibb to blame for functional skills reform?

The government, apparently under the influence of the schools minster Nick Gibb, is ploughing ahead with reforms to functional...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke