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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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Local authorities come under the FE Week 2015/16 adult apprenticeship allocations spotlight

The exclusive front page story of edition 154 on low levels of apprenticeship delivery among colleges promised more analysis….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in bid to keep London colleges apart

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has tried to warn City and Islington College governors against plans to merge with Westminster…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Funding threat hangs over providers who missed topslice declaration deadline

The Skills Funding Agency was today looking into whether it would suspend funding for lead providers who flouted a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Area reviews question over academy VAT move

Sixth Form College (SFC) leaders were today in the dark about whether Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement they could become…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Employer engagement hopes with £3bn levy

Sector leaders have reacted positively after Chancellor George Osborne fleshed out how the new apprenticeship levy on large firms…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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