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Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman put forward to replace chief inspector at Ofsted

Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman has been approved by the government as the next Ofsted chief inspector. A Department for…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Bristol students forced to retake coursework lost five years ago

Students who started courses at City of Bristol College as long as five years ago have still not been…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Chair and former principal come to blows over who knew what

LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed A row has broken out between the chair…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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College Christian union supposedly banned by Prevent

A decision to ban a Christian union from holding prayer and Bible study meetings at an unnamed FE college…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Marked change of direction at AELP as new chief criticises growth of subcontracting

Mark Dawe (pictured) may only be weeks into his new job, but he is already breaking the mould. The…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Shadow chair and operating officer finally installed at the Institute for Apprenticeships

Two senior appointments have been announced for the Institute for Apprenticeships — a day after Association of Employment and…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord


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SFA guidance published on legacy maths and English GCSE funding next academic year

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has published guidance on how it will fund legacy GCSEs in English, English language…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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No technical and professional education pilot until 2019/20

The reforms suggested by Lord Sainsbury’s influential review into technical and professional education (TPE) will not be piloted by…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Colleges challenge fewer exam grades than schools – with less success

Colleges are significantly less likely to challenge GCSE and A-level exam grades than schools – and they are more…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Colleges warned as scams on the rise again

Colleges have been warned to be on their guard against “sophisticated” fraudsters, after a scam involving fake faxes was…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Employers told to stick to ‘core business’ after Citroën blow

Firms taking on apprentices have been advised to stick “to their core business” — after Citroën UK became the…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Concern for FE in Cheshire after principals leave

Mid Cheshire College’s principal Richard Hollywood (pictured) is standing down – after its Ofsted rating tumbled from outstanding to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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’

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Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

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Billy Camden
Billy Camden