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Minister to rule on Barnfield split after public say

Skills Minister Nick Boles will rule on plans for Barnfield College to leave the Barnfield Federation once a public…

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FE Week Reporter
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BREAKING: AoC goes ahead with pay deal despite UCU opposition

The Association of Colleges (AoC) is to proceed with its pay deal despite plans by the University and College Union…

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FE Week Reporter
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REVEALED – the new FE Insider columnist for FE Week

Like the next Dr Who or latest James Bond, the world has been waiting with bated breath to learn…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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DfE U-turn on FE free meals policy puts top-ups back on menu

The Department for Education (DfE) today revealed a U-turn on its FE free meals policy, allowing providers to boost…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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UCU announces strike and possible further action as members reject 1 per cent pay rise

College staff have voted to strike next month in the latest of a series of strikes over pay, the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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College rips up ‘not fit for purpose’ UTC action plan

An improvement plan aimed at turning around the fortunes of an inadequate-rated university technical college (UTC) has been ripped…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Education Secretary under pressure to establish ‘careers hubs’

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has come under pressure from FE sector leaders to reform careers advice and guidance by…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Inspectors to take closer look at under fire study programmes

Study programmes will be “central to inspections” from this week as Ofsted seeks to challenge a slow response to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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GCSE failure as Wilshaw sounds alarm bells

Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has told of his shock at GCSE English and maths attainment levels and teaching…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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ETF passes £20m contracts milestone

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has broken through the milestone of £20m in sector contracts. It gave out…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Principal who stood down amid allegations returns as deputy

A former principal who stood down from the top job at London’s Newham College amid a series of damaging…

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FE Week Reporter
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Free schools sector poised for more FE college sponsors

Two FE colleges and one sixth form college are expected to bid to open their own free schools when…

FE Week Reporter
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Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
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Colleges, FE Commissioner

Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe

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Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

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NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

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Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

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