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Punishing strikes at Nottingham College officially end

A bitter dispute that involved extensive strikes at Nottingham College has officially ended after a deal was reached which…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted watch: Healthcare providers criticised in ‘outstanding’ week for colleges

Two healthcare providers have been told to get in shape while one college was found to be ‘outstanding’ by…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Why colleges are choosing GCSE resits over alternatives

Colleges across the country have been entering more students for GCSE maths and English re-sits than government policy requires….

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Small business fury over Hadlow administration

“The b***ards” was the reaction of one of many small businesses owed thousands of pounds by the first college…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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College to spend £250k paying off learner loans after subcontracting scandal

A college will pay off almost £250,000 in loans debt for 59 victims of a subcontracting scandal. FE Week…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Ofsted: Campus grades on the cards for 2020

A move to campus-level Ofsted grades for college groups is back on the cards and they could be introduced…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Teacher warned learners of ‘terror’ attack in latest college hack

A Manchester sixth form college has become the sector’s latest cyber-attack victim, after criminals hacked a teacher’s email to…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofsted reveals National College surviving on bailouts has just 24 classroom students

A National College due to dissolve in the new year has just 24 classroom students – its first-ever Ofsted…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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First ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating for FE college under new framework

The first college to receive a grade one rating under Ofsted’s new inspection framework is Newcastle and Stafford Colleges…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Conservatives pledge £1.8bn capital investment for FE colleges

The Conservatives have announced plans to put £1.8 billion into capital investment for further education colleges. In a speech…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Stella suspended following FE Commissioner intervention

A principal at the centre of a college expenses scandal has been suspended, FE Week can reveal. Stella Mbubaegbu…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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High-profile college leader to retire

The well-known leader of a high-profile college has announced his intention to retire after more than 11 years at…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

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

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

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…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

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

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen