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Future ‘remains uncertain’ for Central Sussex College, Ofsted warns

Inspectors have warned that the future of Central Sussex College “remains uncertain”, in a new Ofsted report. A ‘requires improvement’…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Lauener reveals staffing levels for new Institute for Apprenticeships

Answers have finally been given to key questions over staffing levels for the new Institute for Apprenticeships. The body,…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

College slumps to ‘inadequate’ Ofsted after coming bottom in FE Week league table

The college that came out bottom in FE Week’s national college league table, unveiled just four days ago, has…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Scotland and Wales win big at Skills Show 2016 competition finals

Scottish and Welsh Colleges have emerged as the big winners at the Skills Show 2016 in Birmingham as they…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Skills Show Results 2016 – organisation league table

Organisation league table for the 2016 WorldSkills UK Skills Show competition finals.  Rank Points Organisation Gold Silver Bronze Highly Commended…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Skills Show Results 2016 by competition

Full list of results by competition area for the 2016 WorldSkills UK Skills Show competition finals.    Competition Forename…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


News

FE Week’s annual charity auction raises a whopping £14,000

A last-minute donation from the new FE commissioner pushed the total money raised at the FE Week 2016 annual…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Editor Asks: David Hughes in conversation (part 2)

Part two of our wide-ranging interview with the new AoC boss David Hughes covers the new FE commissioner, area…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

National schools commissioner addresses college leaders

The eight RSCs work closely with the national schools commissioner Sir David Carter, who put in two appearances at…

FE Week
FE Week
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Guess the FE cartoons!

FE Week’s brilliant cartoonist Bill Houston was quick on the draw at the Association of Colleges conference this week,…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

President to make 2017 the year FE colleges tackle mental health

The new president of the Association of Colleges will dedicate his term in office to tackling what he described…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Richard Atkins: The FE sector ‘is doing pretty well’

The FE sector is not doomed, the new commissioner has insisted during upbeat speech dismissing claims that it was…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel