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Death announced of former principal Garry Phillips

Former City College Plymouth principal Garry Phillips has passed away. His death over the Christmas period was confirmed by the college today. “It is with great sadness that we heard that Garry Phillips has tragically and unexpectedly passed away. Garry’s family have asked that their grief and privacy is respected at this time. “The funeral […]

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DfE ends subsidies for Chartered Institution for FE

The Department for Education will no longer financially support the Chartered Institution for FE – leaving its future in doubt. The institution, which was conceived in 2012 and has so far received £1.5 million in subsidies, will receive one final payment at the end of this month – after which it will be on its own. […]

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2018: The year in FE Week cartoons

As 2018 draws to a close we take a look back at the story of the year, as told through the medium of FE Week’s cartoons. Skills minister Anne Milton and her boss, education secretary Damian Hinds – the stars of the final cartoon of the year – between them racked up the most appearances, […]

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Why the ESFA wants more apprenticeship providers – despite no starts at over 500 last year

The government’s top apprenticeships civil servant has defended the decision to allow more providers on to the provider register – after FE Week analysis revealed a third already on there aren’t delivering. When asked by this newspaper why the Education and Skills Funding Agency didn’t focus on removing the inactive providers before making the register […]

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Revealed: How two businessmen left a trail of insolvency and debt in the apprenticeship market

A month-long FE Week investigation has uncovered a trail of insolvency and debt left by two businessmen, David Harper and Mark Hargreaves, who’ve created a complex web of companies involving Talent Training and AMS Nationwide which received millions in apprenticeship funding from the government. Questions are now being raised over why a multinational employer, Santander, […]

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Ofsted Watch: Three providers rated ‘good’ in first inspections

It’s been a big week for new providers, with five first-time inspection reports published – three of which resulted in a ‘good’ rating. Elsewhere a college was downgraded from a grade two to three, while seven monitoring visit reports were published. The Results Consortium Limited, an independent learning provider, got a ‘good’ result this week […]

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MBA apprenticeships defended by their biggest provider

As management degree apprenticeships continue to hit the headlines, with sector leaders voicing growing concern about their rising costs, FE Week spoke to the biggest apprenticeship MBA provider to hear the other side of the story.  Last year 550 people started an apprenticeship MBA, according to official statistics, and the Cranfield University School of Management […]

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Provider to challenge ‘inadequate’ grade after Ofsted found copy and paste assignments

A private provider rated ‘inadequate’ across the board by Ofsted has launched an appeal against the grade and accused inspectors of “failing to understand” their provision. Beyond 2030, a talent development training firm, received the worst possible grade from Ofsted in its first inspection, with inspectors warning that learners “often copy information from the internet […]

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Thousands of apprenticeships hang in the balance as Interserve rescue plan prompts share collapse

The survival of another outsourcing giant that trains “around 14,000 apprentices each year” appears to hang in the balance, after its shares plummeted amid its attempts to secure a second rescue deal. Interserve, an international support services and construction group which runs a large UK training provider called Interserve Learning and Employment Ltd, is desperately […]

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