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College sector sees ‘unique’ step of registering as Trailblazer assessor

Leicester College has branched out from simply delivering apprenticeships in a college sector first by taking the “unique” step…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New uni system in place for HE in FE learners

General FE colleges are hoping fears they could be overwhelmed with higher education gripes prove unfounded as they start…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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SFA contract joy as safeguarding ‘glitches’ disappear

An independent learning provider that faced losing its Skills Funding Agency (SFA) contract after an Ofsted inadequate rating over…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Lep boss tight-lipped on merger reviews funding issue

Council and business leaders have remained tight-lipped over financial support for college mergers as the FE sector continues to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Post-GCSE maths quals rolled out

Pilot qualifications in post-GCSE maths that were launched late last year have been fully rolled out by the Department…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Broken Boles promise leads to Trailblazer criticism

Skills Minister Nick Boles has broken his promise to the House of Commons Education Select Committee that there would…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Colleges to face merger bill in government’s far-reaching ‘area reviews’, leaked guidance reveals

Colleges will be expected to foot the bill for changes recommended during government-ordered area reviews or risk having their funding…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Six more FE colleges listed by EFA as ‘intending to deliver’ 14 to 16 provision

A further six general FE colleges have been listed by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) as intending to take…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Team UK comes in at seventh place at WorldSkills 2015

TeamUK finished in seventh place at this year’s WorldSkills competition, held in Brazil. The team took home three gold…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sector skills councils merge — but ‘business as usual’ as both continue acting separately

The sector skills councils for health and for justice today announced their merger — but also said they would…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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‘Resit levy’ on schools should ease ‘extreme funding pressures’ on colleges, think tank report claims

Further education colleges struggling to cope with an influx of maths and English GCSE resit students should get extra…

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FE Week Reporter
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Greenwich Community College to ‘merge into’ Bromley College of Further and Higher Education

Plans have been announced for struggling Greenwich Community College to “merge into” Bromley College of Further and Higher Education….

FE Week Reporter
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Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

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Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
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