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Ministers need to fund technical education, says Lord Sainsbury

Ministers need to take a more realistic view of the cost of high-quality technical education and increase funding to…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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AoC Beacon Awards honour the best that colleges have to offer

Twelve colleges from across the UK have been honoured at the Association of Colleges’ Beacon Awards for excellence in…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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How does the directory of apprenticeship training providers work?

Last month, the government launched its directory of apprenticeship training providers, part of the raft of reforms coming in…

FE Week
FE Week
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FE Week team sweep the board at Education Journalism Awards 2016

Two FE Week journalists scooped the top further education prizes at the CIPR Education Journalism Awards 2016 at a…

FE Week
FE Week
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Exeter College is the best college in the country, according to FE Week’s new league table

Sector leaders should expect sage advice on how to excel in all areas from the new FE Commissioner, now…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Skills Show is the ‘future’ of Britain, Halfon says

The Skills Show is the “future of our country” that will help bridge a growing skills gap with world-class…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Strong indication of English and maths post-16 requirement change

The strongest indication yet has been given that the Department for Education is planning to change its English and…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Time to celebrate many achievements of colleges, Halfon tells conference

The achievements of the FE sector are a cause for huge celebration, apprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon has…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Greening appeals for reforms support from across ‘technical education family’

The first Association of Colleges conference address by Justine Greening, as education secretary, saw her appeal for support with delivering…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Funding threshold will be extended, EFA director announces

Ministers have decided to extend the five per cent threshold of tolerance on the condition of funding rule into…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Social Mobility Commission calls for school sixth form extension

The Social Mobility Commission has called for school sixth form provision to be extended and given a role in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Colleges are heading towards a ‘crisis point’ in student mental health, AoC president warns

Colleges are heading to “crisis point” in mental health after more than 85 per cent reported an increase in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
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