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ETF reviews maths and English

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is to review teaching and accreditation of maths and English for learners unable…

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Colleges should lead skills gap charge

Colleges need to “face up to their responsibilities” and make FE the sector one that “gets people into work,”…

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FE Week Reporter
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Beacons of the sector

Fourteen FE colleges were winners at the Beacon Awards, They were announced at the Association of Colleges (AoC) conference…

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Thinktank calls for policy road map for digital techonology

The FE sector needs a “policy roadmap” to ensure best use of digital technology, a report launched last week…

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FE Week Reporter
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Leps Network chair warns of closure after over-worked chief executive resigns amid lack of resources

The organisation that oversees the work of Local Enterprise Partnerships (Leps) is in crisis following the resignation of its…

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FE Week Reporter
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Traineeship ‘evolution’ announced as Boles rejects new funding system plan

Plans for a new traineeship funding system, in which providers could be paid based on learner job outcomes for…

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FE Week Reporter


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‘Don’t abandon expensive subjects to balance books,’ FE Commissioner warns

Colleges have been warned against abandoning expensive subjects like science and engineering as they attempt to balance their books….

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FE Week Reporter
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Fetl launches £100k collective grants

Further education organisations can apply for new £100k research grants from the Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl). It…

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FE Week Reporter
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Art space in £50m DfE refurb

A £50m tender to refurb the new Department for Education (DfE) HQ in London includes a gym and the…

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College issued warning over ‘hand-to-mouth’ finances

A Midland college has been warned about its “hand-to-mouth” financial situation by FE Commissioner Dr David Collins. Dr Collins…

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AoC backs Ofqual plans to scrap QCF regulations

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has backed Ofqual plans to ditch current regulatory arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit…

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Reports of more FE cuts prompt AoC defence

Further education has already taken its “fair share” of cuts, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned amid claims…

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