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FE Week lands sector giant as new editor

Midday update: Sadly Martin Doel hasn’t been appointed our new editor, because this was, of course, another infamous FE Week...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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NUT leads Sixth Form College strike with London protests over pay

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has led a one-day national strike for sixth-form college’s (SFCs) across the country,...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Middlesbrough College joins the 157 Group

Middlesbrough College has been confirmed as the latest new member of 157 Group, FE Week can reveal. Zoe Lewis...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Exclusive: Principal’s salary doubles to over £330k

LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed An FE principal and chief executive officer (CEO)...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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College in difficulties drops back to ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating

City of Bristol College has slumped back to an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating, following an inspection in late January. The report...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Profiles

Alice Barnard, CEO, the Edge Foundation

On Monday (February 15) Alice Barnard will take up her new role as chief executive officer of the Edge...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Principal predicts college numbers will fall to 200 by 2018

One college principal expects the number of colleges in England to drop by a third over the next two...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Alix Robertson meets Jeremy Corbyn: ‘I am concerned about the quality of certain apprenticeships’

After giving a speech to a packed room at the University and College Union (UCU) conference ‘Education from Cradle...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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FE colleges ‘crucial’ and need to be protected from ‘cuts and attacks’, says Corbyn

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn  called for a greater focus on lifelong learning, such as the provision offered by many...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson