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Union chiefs meet in discussions over pay

Further education trade unions have met twice in the last week to discuss an ongoing pay row with the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Tough new strike laws will apply to FE

FE colleges that recruit learners from the age of 14 will be covered by tough new strike rules, the…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Government target for 3m apprenticeship starts could be on track as new starts up 4pc

The government could be on track to meet its target of 3m new apprenticeship starts by 2020, according to…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Lifting of restriction on providers running traineeships brought forward to February 1

The date when the restriction requiring providers to have grade one or two Ofsted ratings to run traineeships will…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Boles to appear before Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy

Skills Minister Nick Boles will face a grilling from MPs on the Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy on Monday…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Fintan Donohue retires from Gazelle Colleges Group

Fintan Donohue has retired from his role as chief executive of the Gazelle Colleges Group after more than four…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke


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FE Commissioner ends involvement with seven providers

Seven FE and skills providers have been told by Skills Minister Nick Boles that their FE Commissioner interventions have…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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AoC’s Martin Doel speaks out for Esol after PM announces £20m fund for Muslim women to learn English

Association of Colleges (AoC) chief Martin Doel has spoken out to say that new government funding for Muslim women…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofsted boss hits out at ‘inadequate’ FE sector

The FE sector is “inadequate at best” according to Ofsted’s Sir Michael Wilshaw, who has also hit out at…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Apprenticeship Delivery Board members announced

Members of the Apprenticeship Delivery Board (ADB) tasked with advising the government on how it can hit its target…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Hopes of merger answer to finances concern

A Cumbria sixth form college rapped over the knuckles for the condition of its finances by the Education Funding…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Disappointment at AoC as DfE cuts £15m from bursary fund over free meals

A Department for Education (DfE) move to cut £15m from the discretionary bursary fund for providers with FE Free…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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