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‘Share the lessons of Sao Paulo,’ flag-waving competitors are told as WorldSkills 2015 opens

The flag-bearing best young tradesmen and women of the world were urged to share with everyone the life lessons…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Singing, dancing and an ambassador’s welcome mark Team UK visit to Sao Paulo schoolchildren

It had singing, it had dancing, it had speeches and it had an international flavour — no, it wasn’t the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government accused of ‘making a mockery’ of sixth form college financial planning following damning new survey

The government has been accused “making a mockery” of sixth form college (SFC) financial planning after a survey revealed…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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WorldSkills competitors set for starring role in opening ceremony

More than 1,000 competitors from across the globe will be the stars of the show at tonight´s WorldSkills 2015…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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WorldSkills General Assembly hands 2019 competition to Russia

The WorldSkills General Assembly tonight (Monday, August 10) granted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wish to host the 2019 competition….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Southwark Council blasts college over ‘rejected’ demerger plans

Southwark Council has hit out at Lewisham Southwark College in a row over its allegedly rejected plan to split…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Barnfield College criticised over football deal

Barnfield College has come under fire for spending public money on a sponsorship deal with its local football team….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Vocational training leaders to meet at WorldSkills

The WorldSkills competition won’t be the only event taking place at Sao Paulo’s 400,000 square metre Anhembi Park this…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Sneak preview of Sao Paulo´s sprawling WorldSkills venue

The cover might not quite be off WorldSkills 2015 just yet, but FE Week was today one of the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Prime Minister wishes WorldSkills Team UK members ‘every success’ in Brazil

The Prime Minister wished everyone from WorldSkills Team UK the best of luck in letters handed to them at…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Provider hit with grade three Ofsted rating after concern raised about learner safeguarding failures

Independent learning provider t2 Business Solutions has been hit with a grade three Ofsted rating after concern was raised…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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OCR won’t face action over 2014 exam results near-miss

Exam board OCR will not face action over events which almost led to it failing to issue A level results…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

Must read

16-19

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill