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Traineeship action call as ‘up to 40 pc’ say no to delivery

Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge has called for government action to boost traineeships after official figures showed take-up among…

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Fracking vote ‘won’t affect’ National college plans

Leaders of the new National College for Onshore Oil and Gas have played down the possibility of a local…

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Learners and staff among creditors £800k out of pocket by Bright demise

Learners, staff and other creditors are expected to be left around £800k out of pocket with the demise of…

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College told to give up inadequate-rated academy

An FE college in Suffolk has been ordered to hand over its 11 to 16 academy to new sponsors…

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FE Week Reporter
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Financial difficulties at ‘50 colleges’

Around 50 colleges could be in serious financial difficulty due to a “perfect storm” of capital debt and 16…

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Fraudsters outwitted in £5.8m new build banking scam

Police are hunting fraudsters who tried to rip off an Essex college by pretending be behind work on its…

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‘Devil in the detail’ warning on Ofsted’s new CIF

Ofsted has been warned that the “devil will be in the detail” when it applies a new common inspection…

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Fetl focus on third sector challenges

The Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) has handed fellowship grants, worth up to £40,000 each, to four senior…

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President Atkins reveals concern over falling performance

Association of Colleges (AoC) president Richard Atkins has told of his concern at in depth research by FE Week…

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Pressure mounts for Labour 16 to 19 ringfence policy

The pressure is mounting on Labour to reveal whether it would introduce an FE and skills funding ringfence after…

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Mikaela on road to photography success

Stoke-on-Trent College learner Mikaela Mae Cobby is the winner of this year’s FE Week and Me Photography Competition. The…

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‘No gap’ assurance amid ESF funding delay concerns

The European Commission and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have vowed there will be no gap in…

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