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Bankruptcy warning on Saudi college ventures

English colleges who set up new learner ventures in Saudi Arabia as part of multi-million pound deals could be…

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Alix Robertson
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BIS report hails ‘substantial impact’ of FE on unemployed

A government report has hailed the “substantial impact” of FE in getting unemployed people back into work — and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Launch date finally set for first round of invitations to tender for Euro skills contracts

The launch date for the first round of long-overdue invitations to tender for European Social Fund (ESF) contracts has…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Skills Minister Nick Boles clears up area review question for sixth form college academies

Skills Minister Nick Boles has outlined how post-16 education area reviews will provide the means for sixth form colleges…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Colleges in second wave of area reviews revealed

Thirty four general FE colleges and 15 sixth form colleges (SFCs) will be involved in the second wave of…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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ETF reveals who will run consultation on Functional Skills reforms

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has appointed a Yorkshire-based firm to run a consultation with the National Institute…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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LIVE UPDATES: FE and skills sector reacts to Ofsted 2014/15 annual report

The 2014/15 Ofsted annual report painted a picture of an FE and skills sector in which two years of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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College performance ‘has declined’ – Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw’s annual report

Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has told how he has “seen the pace of improvement slow” in FE and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted boss Sir Michael aims annual report fire at skills gap armed with nearly 180 FE and skills inspection results

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw today launches the 2014/15 annual report armed with the results of nearly 180…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Association of Colleges president John Widdowson and social mobility tsar Alan Milburn to address FE issues in Parliamentary hearings

Association of Colleges president John Widdowson is due to tell MPs about how well the FE sector delivers higher…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Doel stepping down as Association of Colleges boss and moving to new FE professorship

Martin Doel will be standing down as chief executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC) from September to move…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted inspectors report Marine Society College of the Sea ‘progress’ with new subcontractor

A new subcontractor has helped grade-four distance learning provider Marine Society College of the Sea (MSCS) win Ofsted approval…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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