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Fast growing apprenticeship firm goes bust after ESFA stops payments

It owes nearly £4 million to creditors.

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‘Better late than never’: 16-18 traineeships tender to launch ‘later this month’

The news comes two days after Treasury revealed they had missed their target to triple the number of starts by more than half

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‘Excellent’ college principal retires due to ill health

A long-standing college principal has retired with immediate effect due to a terminal illness. John Callaghan, who has led Solihull College & University Centre for the past seven years, stepped down yesterday. He has worked in the further education and skills sector for over 33 years, holding roles at four different colleges as well as […]

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School and college leaders demand £5.8bn catch-up cash for poorer students

Education bosses have set out proposals for a £5.8 billion Covid recovery plan, including a £300 million three-year post-16 “premium”. In a letter to education secretary Gavin Williamson, representative bodies for colleges and schools warn that failure to adopt their proposals risks “serious long-term damage” from the pandemic. The plan, also backed by academy trust […]

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Mystery surrounds departure of experienced principal

An experienced principal has been mysteriously replaced following an FE Commissioner check-up. Andy Forbes (pictured top) left City of Bristol College days before the start of the new academic year and has since revealed he was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes last year, but stressed this had not stopped him working. Deputy principal Richard Harris has […]

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Ofsted launches review into ‘very poor’ prison education

Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons are launching a review into the “very poor state” of prison education. Chief inspector Amanda Spielman and her opposite number at the prisons inspectorate Charlie Taylor have published a joint commentary on the impact of Covid-19 on inmate learning. This is based on 25 remote visits to adult […]

News, Ofsted

ESFA accused of ‘hidden agenda’ as AEB providers reveal ‘horrendous’ bid rejections

The government has been accused of using the adult education budget tender process to “manoeuvre its hidden agenda” of shrinking the private provider market – as leaders spoke out about “horrendous” bid rejections. Several long-running providers told FE Week they were left “infuriated” after their applications were denied owing to “missing” documents that were in […]

News, Adult education

Sustainability issues could be prioritised in qualifications to break down barriers to teaching

How learners can protect the planet is set to be bumped up curriculums, after teachers complained the lack of such content in syllabuses stops them promoting sustainability to students. Over half of the respondents to a new survey by the Education and Training Foundation said they do not include sustainability issues in their teaching because […]

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Northern College steers clear of ‘perfect storm’ and will remain standalone

A much-loved adult residential college has announced it will remain standalone and has fought off a £2.4 million funding clawback from the government. Northern College became locked in a legal dispute with the Education and Skills Funding Agency earlier this year over funding for its residential provision, while it was struggling to meet an adult […]

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