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Break-up of first college in administration begins

Hadlow College has begun transferring campuses to other providers after it became the first to enter education administration last year. The Mottingham campus, which has 186 learners and 23 staff, was taken over by Capel Manor on 1 January. Hadlow’s interim principal Graham Morley called it an “important step” towards resolving the financial issues facing […]

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Highest-paid college principal retires with immediate effect

The highest-paid principal in the country, who led a college which is under investigation after it found an unexplained deficit of around £6 million, has retired with immediate effect. Judith Doyle stepped down from her role at Gateshead College on December 31. FE Week understands Doyle had previously informed the board of her intention to […]

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Ofsted watch: Premier League and national laboratory providers score well over festive period

A provider to the Premier League has scored well while a national laboratory training firm has done even better over a quiet festive break for Ofsted reports. The only two other reports published during that period for FE were less impressive: FBP Ventures made ‘insufficient progress’ in one area; while HOB Salons failed to improve […]

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Over £1bn already wasted on ‘fake apprenticeships’, claims former adviser to skills ministers

Around £1.2 billion has been “wasted” on “fake apprenticeships” that have taken up half of all starts since the apprenticeship levy was introduced in May 2017, according to new research.  The study by think tank EDSK goes on to recommend that apprenticeships should be for level 3 only, while standards at level 2 and degree-equivalent […]

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12 months of FE Week: November

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Here’s what happened in November… This month we revealed adult learners were being forced to pay back loans for courses which they had not started or were even aware they had signed up to. One such learner, […]

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12 months of FE Week: October

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Today we take a look at October… Colleges received a welcome boost when analysis revealed 78 per cent of them had received the top two Ofsted grades – ‘outstanding’ or ‘good’ – a record high proportion since […]

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Queen’s New Year honours 2020: Who got what in FE and skills?

A former specialist college principal has been made a dame while a well-known champion of adult education has been recognised with a CBE in the New Year’s honours list. Nearly 20 other leading figures from the FE and skills sector, including three general FE college principals and a gold medallist from WorldSkills UK, have been […]

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12 months of FE Week: September

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Here’s what September included… It was scoops galore for FE Week this month, featuring our front page about Highbury College principal Stella Mbubaegbu’s £150,000 expenses, which prompted government intervention. The story, which was picked up by a […]

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12 months of FE Week: June

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Here’s what happened in June… Victims of a long-running FE loans scandal found out they were set to benefit from new legislation that gives the education secretary powers to clear their debt – representing a huge win […]

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