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Colleges assured action to stop internet attacks ‘working effectively’

Colleges hit by a nationwide cyber attack on FE and higher education providers were today told that “blocks” had…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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‘Partnership agreement’ signed by NCG and UCU leaders to consign string of bitter disputes to history

The University and College Union (UCU) and NCG (formerly Newcastle College Group) have signed a “partnership agreement” they hope…

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FE Week Reporter
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Skills Minister Nick Boles places college into administered status after eight-year deterioration in finances

Skills Minister Nick Boles has placed Amersham and Wycombe College into administered status after being warned of its “declining…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofqual clamping down on ‘rogue’ awarding organisations as investigators look at 40 cases of ‘non-compliance’

Ofqual boss Glenys Stacey has warned awarding organisations (AOs) that the qualifications watchdog is clamping down on “rogue” non-compliance —…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Careers advice inquiry launched by new parliamentary committee on education, skills and the economy

The Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy has today launched an inquiry into careers advice, information and guidance. It…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Greater Manchester local authority achieves outstanding first under new Ofsted inspection regime

A Greater Manchester council has the honour of being FE’s first community learning and skills provider to be judged…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Skills Minister Nick Boles writes to college leaders to reaffirm two-thirds apprenticeship push

Skills Minister Nick Boles has written to college leaders to reaffirm his message that they should be going from…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Government lifts traineeship restriction on providers

Lead providers rated as requiring improvement and even inadequate by Ofsted will be able to deliver traineeships from next…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Education Secretary Nicky Morgan and Skills Minister Nick Boles set for social mobility grilling from Lords

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan and Skills Minister Nick Boles will be witnesses in the final evidence session of the…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Competition opens for £15m of first new ESF contracts

Invitations to tender for almost £15m of long-awaited European Social Fund (ESF) cash were published today. Details of the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government lays out timeline for apprenticeship reforms

The government has laid out its timeline for implementing apprenticeship reforms over the next five years as it chases its…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Midland college FoI responses in spotlight

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating a Midland man’s claim his local college is struggling with its legal…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson

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