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Colleges need to speak with one voice

It’s not going to be an easy year for the AoC, but Julie Nerney, its new chair, is looking...

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JULIE NERNEY
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What does the student loan shake-up mean for FE?

How will the changes to how students loans are accounted impact FE funding? Daniel Carr takes a look Earlier...

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DANIEL CARR
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More new qualifications? Hold on – T-levels aren’t off the ground yet

T-levels are more than another alphabet soup qualification, says Gordon Marsden. But it’s the government’s job to make sure...

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GORDON MARSDEN
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Can Hinds beat groundhog day with new higher technical qualifications?

Will the higher technical qualifications be genuinely new, or a simple brand wrapper around what already exists, asks Tom...

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TOM BEWICK
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FE colleges are the ‘national infrastructure’ for technical education

Education secretary Damian Hinds delivered a speech about ending “snobbery” over technical education to businesses this morning. He’s written...

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DAMIAN HINDS
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Don’t play the blame game over the Baker clause

The lack of information about A-level alternatives will not be solved by cajoling schools into compliance, says Kevin Gilmartin....

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KEVIN GILMARTIN
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Governors should ask more questions about teaching and learning

Teaching and learning are at the core of any college, says Jill Westerman – which is why governors need...

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JILL WESTERMAN
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Reform higher apprenticeships, but beware of unintended consequences

Let’s not lump all higher apprenticeships together – some are genuinely about re-training and progression, says Iain MacKinnon The government...

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IAIN MACKINNON
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Ofsted understands the challenges for further education

From funding problems to T-levels and the apprenticeship levy, Ofsted seems to have a good handle on the main...

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DAVID HUGHES