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Ex-NCN principal Basi in FE Commissioner showdown

A principal accused of steering his former college into “unprofitable non-core activities” has clashed with FE Commissioner Dr David…

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FE Week Reporter
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Under-fire principal ‘committed’ to staying in post

The under-fire principal of a Midland college has told FE Week of her commitment to staying on in the…

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FE Week Reporter
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SFA reveals those told to pay back after surprise in-year audit

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has released the identities of the 97 providers who paid back £554k after a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Gazelle rocked by second founder college departure

A second founder college has pulled out of Gazelle and will not be renewing the £35k membership fee. New…

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FE Week Reporter
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UKCES gives £575k in job pay-offs

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) handed out nearly £600k in exit packages to 13 staff who…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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No escape from cuts as FE and skills MPs see their own colleges hit

The impact of cuts to adult skills funding on colleges across England is increasingly being raised by MPs concerned…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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CBI rejects Professor Wolf’s proposal for apprenticeship levy

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has rejected Professor Lady Alison Wolf’s recommendation that all employers pay a levy…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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National fracking college bosses hit by planning rejection blows

Bosses of England’s new national fracking college were today waiting to find out if appeals would be launched after…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New guide aims to improve understanding of skills system among policy makers

A comprehensive new guide to vocational education and training geared at improving the level of understanding of the skills system…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New education and business committee members revealed

The new memberships of the two parliamentary select committees which oversee FE have been provisionally announced. Iain Wright, the…

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FE Week Reporter
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Professor Wolf calls for all employers to pay apprenticeship levy as she rejects Conservative manifesto funding plans

A leading government vocational education adviser today warned the government would have to make all employers pay a levy…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Management consultant and former Tony Blair adviser to lead £20m DfE careers company

Prominent management consultant and former adviser to Tony Blair Claudia Harris has been appointed to lead the Department for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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