News

Government ‘making it up as they go along’ on non-levy tendering

The government has been accused of “making it up as they go along” on critical questions over non-levy tendering,...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Over £1m of public money paid in grants for failed mergers

More than a million pounds of public money has been spent on mergers that subsequently collapsed, FE Week analysis...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
Feature

Area reviews in further education: a summary

Following publication of the final area review recommendations, Jude Burke recaps the two-year process  What were the area reviews?...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

BREAKING: Area review transition grant details published

Details of all the area review transition grants awarded to date have finally been published by the Department for...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Area review waves four and five recommendations published

Reports into the final two waves of the area reviews of post-16 education and training have finally been published...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

DfE call for £600-a-day assessment consultants branded ‘recipe for failure’

The Department for Education is on the hunt for £600-a-day consultants to advise on the “suitability of proposed assessment...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

DfE refuses to reveal April apprenticeship starts

The Department for Education has refused to tell FE Week how many apprenticeship starts there were in April –...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

A busy day for mergers as 21 colleges join 10 partnerships

A record-breaking 10 partnerships involving 21 colleges have been made official today – making this the single busiest day...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Apprenticeship reforms and social mobility under the spotlight in new inquiry

Social mobility and the government’s apprenticeship reforms are set to come under the spotlight of a major new inquiry,...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke