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Marsden survives Labour party reshuffle

The “indefatigable” shadow minister for higher education, FE and skills has kept his post, following a Labour party reshuffle….

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Hull College strike postponed following ‘positive talks’

A long-running dispute over redundancies between Hull College and the University and College Union took another twist this week,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Employers more satisfied with private training providers than colleges

Private training providers will be patting themselves on the back this week, following Skills Funding Agency research that revealed…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Lack of assessment organisations ‘disrespectful’ to apprentices

A former top skills civil servant has turned on “diabolical” government planners, after exclusive FE Week analysis showed there…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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MPs given clearest public indication yet of u-turn on apprenticeship funding cuts

Top skills mandarins have given the clearest public indication yet that they will reverse huge apprenticeship funding cuts exposed by…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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No approved assessment organisation for over half of new apprenticeships

Almost 60 per cent of apprenticeship standards cleared so far by the government for learner starts don’t have an…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord


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Government set for u-turn on apprenticeships funding cuts

Controversial plans to slash apprenticeship funding rates for young people in deprived areas are set to be reconsidered by…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Commons debate request over funding cuts exposed by FE Week

A backbench House of Commons debate has been called for by David Lammy MP over drastic funding cuts exposed…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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EU students will be eligible for English FE loans in 2016/17

Students from the European Union who want to study with an English FE provider in 2017/18 will still be…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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FE Week campaign against apprenticeship funding cuts raised in Commons

Major cuts exposed by FE Week to apprenticeships funding for 16- to 18-year-olds in some of the most deprived…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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The unstoppable rise of management apprenticeships

Management is now the third most popular apprenticeship subject, and analysis by FE Week suggests it will rocket to…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Council forces students with special needs to pay over £600 in travel costs

One council’s controversial decision to make families of students with disabilities or special needs to pay for college transport…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson

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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