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Labour ‘concerned’ and brand promise of an apprenticeship guarantee a ‘deception’

Labour’s shadow apprenticeships minister has branded the prime minister’s “apprenticeship guarantee” proposal a “deception”. Toby Perkins told FE Week…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Winners of the AoC Beacon Awards 2020 announced

Top colleges across the country are celebrating receiving honours in the Association of Colleges’ Beacon Awards 2019-20. The winners…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Revealed: Apprenticeship training providers paid biggest slice of levy funds

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has for the first time revealed the training providers that have been paid…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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National student photography exhibition captures life of sixth form college learners during lockdown

An online photography exhibition to showcase the life of sixth form college students during lockdown has been launched by…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Nearly half all qualifications assigned new estimated grade process, new Ofqual list reveals

The results for nearly half of all vocational and technical qualifications planned for certifications this summer will be based…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Adult apprentices CAN return for face-to-face contact from 15 June, says DfE

The government has confirmed that colleges and training providers can begin face-to-face contact with adult apprentices from 15 June,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Redundancies planned at massive apprenticeships provider to government

A huge training provider that delivers hundreds of apprenticeships for the civil service is planning to make major redundancies….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Free recording: Latest FE policy response and requirements to Covid-19 outbreak

The sixth webcast in FE Week’s series – further education sector’s response and requirements to coronavirus pandemic – was…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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What do we need to know? Apprenticeship quango surveys employers

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has launched an online survey to find out what impact coronavirus has…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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DfE to tackle ‘fake news’ with its own rapid rebuttal unit

The Department for Education is setting up its own “rapid rebuttal unit” to tackle so-called “fake news” in the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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AELP drops Covid-19 supplier relief legal challenge

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has decided to not pursue legal action against the Education and Skills…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Speed read: DfE publishes guidance for colleges on June 15 reopening plan

The Department for Education has published updated guidance for colleges and other FE providers about the return of more…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
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Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

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Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

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Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

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Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

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Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

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