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Former ETF interim chief Sir Geoff Hall lands Principals’ Professional Council job

Former Education and Training Foundation (ETF) interim chief executive Sir Geoff Hall is to become general secretary of the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Labour under fire from human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell over ‘gender segregated’ rally in Shadow Skills Minister’s constituency

Labour officials have defended an election rally in Shadow Skills Minister Liam Byrne’s constituency where the audience appeared to be…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Learners’ balloon effort takes off

The sky was no limit for students and staff from the science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) departments at…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Dr Pember in return to FE and skills leadership role

Former Whitehall FE and skills chief and resident FE Week agony aunt Dr Sue Pember is set for a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Exam papers ‘could be lost’ after ‘technical error’

A “technical error” in collecting Functional Skills papers has left learners across the country unsure whether their City &…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Row breaks out over quals funding email claims

A bitter row has broken out between two awarding organisations (AOs) over claims one had “lost” public funding for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Sector politicians are all bookies’ favourites

These are the political faces we’ve come to know in the world of FE and skills — but how…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Eight FE and skills ideas that ran out of steam — remember any of them?

As the dawn of a new government with the possibility of a raft of new policies approaches, former FE…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Apprenticeships and careers advice key to Lib Dem youth unemployment plans, Clegg to reveal

Apprenticeships and one-on-one careers advice will play a key role in Liberal Democrat plans to cut youth unemployment to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE Commissioner launches city-wide review looking at merging Nottingham’s two biggest colleges

The FE Commissioner has launched a city-wide review of vocational education in Nottingham which is looking at merging the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Plea for an FE & skills lifeline

Funding, change, workload and bureaucracy topped the list of concerns in the second annual FE Week sector survey. Worries…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New lead sponsor for Skills Show revealed

Vocational education charity the Edge Foundation is the new lead sponsor for the Skills Show, it has been announced….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Anviksha Patel
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Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
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Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen