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Colleges to face merger bill in government’s far-reaching ‘area reviews’, leaked guidance reveals

Colleges will be expected to foot the bill for changes recommended during government-ordered area reviews or risk having their funding…

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Six more FE colleges listed by EFA as ‘intending to deliver’ 14 to 16 provision

A further six general FE colleges have been listed by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) as intending to take…

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Team UK comes in at seventh place at WorldSkills 2015

TeamUK finished in seventh place at this year’s WorldSkills competition, held in Brazil. The team took home three gold…

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Sector skills councils merge — but ‘business as usual’ as both continue acting separately

The sector skills councils for health and for justice today announced their merger — but also said they would…

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FE Week Reporter
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‘Resit levy’ on schools should ease ‘extreme funding pressures’ on colleges, think tank report claims

Further education colleges struggling to cope with an influx of maths and English GCSE resit students should get extra…

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FE Week Reporter
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Greenwich Community College to ‘merge into’ Bromley College of Further and Higher Education

Plans have been announced for struggling Greenwich Community College to “merge into” Bromley College of Further and Higher Education….

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Former FE college principal named as chair of new steering group for adult skills funding reforms

A former principal of two colleges has been named as chair of a new steering group set up by…

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FE Week Reporter
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Stockton-based FE college joins with independent learning provider after 18 months of talks

Stockton Riverside College has merged with independent learning provider (ILP) the NETA (formerly North East Training Association) Training Trust…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Apprenticeship levy consultation fails to include ‘critical issues’, says CBI

The UK’s leading employers’ organisation has criticised the government’s new apprenticeship levy consultation for failing to explore the cost…

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FE Week Reporter
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AELP questions sense of GCSE maths and English resits after fall in pass rate for 17-year-olds

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has questioned the sense of forcing resits on learners who fail…

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Number of young people not in education, employment or training falls again

Latest official statistics have shown the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) in the…

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Ten new Careers Colleges set to open at existing FE colleges

Six FE colleges are preparing to open 10 new Careers Colleges over the next two academic years, with the…

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