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Ofsted scrapping of graded lesson observations ‘right’

Ofsted’s decision to scrap graded lesson observations for FE inspections has been described as the “right way to go”…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Pearson stops second distance provision linked to AL

Pearson has stopped registering higher national certificate (HNC) distance learning students at a second general FE college delivering the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Key founder college quits Gazelle amid membership review

Gazelle has been dealt a major blow with news that a key founding college has announced it is “no…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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ETF sets out stall for new professional body

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has launched a new professional membership body for FE practitioners. The creation of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Apprenticeships ‘not the only way’ to high-quality technical education, AoC warns after Queen’s Speech

Apprenticeships are not the only way to a high-quality technical education, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned after…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Fetl chief executive Mark Ravenhall to step down after ‘unexpected expansion in role’

The chief executive of the Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) is standing down with his post having grown to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Requirement for ministers to report on apprenticeships growth and Jobcentre Plus advice in Queen’s Speech

Ministers will be required to report annually on the progress of the expansion of the apprenticeship programme under measures…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Colleges boost regions by £550m on average, 157 Group report claims

The average impact of a college on its local economy is around £550m, according to a 157 Group report…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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IPPR research reveals apprenticeship vacancies not keeping up with demand

Apprenticeship vacancies are not keeping up with demand, a report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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AELP and UCU back Ofsted’s decision to scrap graded lesson observations for inspections

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and University College Union (UCU) have welcomed Oftsed’s decision to scrap…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Doomed Black Country UTC failed to promote vocational options, inspectors find

The damning Ofsted report cited as one of the reasons behind the closure of one of the flagship University Technical…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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