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Arise Sir Charlie

Arise Sir Charlie
                  The world of FE is to welcome a new knight of the realm in UK Commission for Employment and...

Colleges’ pay offer withdrawn

The Association of Colleges has withdrawn its offer of support for a pay increase after talks with unions failed to reach a conclusion. The association did have the...

The K College catalogue

The provision, debts and estate of a troubled Kent college being split up and sold off in pieces have been laid bare in a catalogue for what has...

Commissioner specification ‘prejudices’ FE hopefuls

College leaders hoping to play a part in the FE Commissioner hit squad have been put “at a disadvantage” by the job’s specifications. The deadline for applications to...

Rethink call on traineeship rules

Rethink call on traineeship rules
The leader of a group representing 27 large colleges has called on the government to loosen rules on who can run traineeships. Skills Minister Matthew Hancock announced the...

NUS gets some learner satisfaction

The lack of learner presence within a new FE body that will set professional standards across the sector has now been taken “seriously”, the National Union for Students’...