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Lambeth retains grade three Ofsted rating despite strikes

Lambeth College has retained its grade three Ofsted rating despite inspectors visiting amid long-running industrial action that ended with…

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AoC hits back at ex-Ofsted director’s claim colleges are ‘frankly, rubbish’

Association of Colleges (AoC) boss Martin Doel (above) has leapt to the defence of his members after a former…

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Nick Linford
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Planting seeds of inspiration in Sky

The Sky Academy invited FE Week reporter Paul Offord to look around its new Careers Lab that will give…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted’s falling standards flag ‘insecure’

Ofsted’s system for flagging up falling standards has been described as offering an “insecure comfort blanket” after two formerly…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Ten pc online course content edict ‘more of a vague target’

The government will not be enforcing a recommendation from the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group (Feltag) that 10…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted welcomes fellow education watchdogs from across Europe

Ofsted national director for FE and skills Lorna Fitzjohn today launched the first conference for inspectors from across Europe…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Accounts committee chair warns DfE has ‘little understanding of the impact of existing initiatives and programmes’ for 16 to 18-year-olds

Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge (pictured) has warned that the Department for Education (DfE) has “little understanding of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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UCU members at Lambeth College vote to end strike

Lambeth College’s long-running dispute over new staff contracts came to an end this evening after striking union members voted…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Newcastle College boss Carole Kitching to lead Lewisham Southwark College

Lewisham Southwark College is set for a new principal and chief executive in Newcastle College’s Carole Kitching this summer….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE Week announces media partnership with The Sunday Times Festival of Education

The Sunday Times Festival of Education has confirmed FE Week and FE Week as a 2015 media partner. The annual…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Skills Minister Nick Boles looking into VAT exemption for sixth form colleges with schools ‘link-up’

Skills Minister Nick Boles plans to open discussions with the Treasury about a possible VAT exemption for sixth form…

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FE Week Reporter
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Doug Richard arrested on suspicion of raping 13-year-old girl

Former BBC Dragons’ Den investor and government apprenticeship reform adviser Doug Richard has been arrested and bailed on suspicion…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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

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