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Croydon unveils new free school plans

Croydon College has revealed its revamped free school proposal in its second attempt to open its own secondary school….

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FE Week Reporter
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Functional Skills first reveals just 63pc achievement

Nearly 40 per cent of under 19 Functional Skills (FS) enrolments at general FE and tertiary colleges and independent…

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FE Week Reporter
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‘Achievement’ for levels two and three down since 2010

Level two and three “total achievement” levels for people aged 19 and above have declined over the last five…

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FE Week Reporter
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Closure of third-full UTC prompts wider review call

College sector leaders have called for a review of the drive for more University Technical Colleges (UTC) after one…

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FE Week Reporter
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Coalition parties let manifesto differences get between them

Funding increases, University Technical Colleges (UTCs) near every English city, a commission on funding for lifelong learning and millions…

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FE Week Reporter
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SFAsteps in for campus revamp go ahead at cash-strapped college

A cash-strapped East Midlands college’s plans for a multimillion pound campus revamp have been saved after the Skills Funding…

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FE Week Reporter


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Coalition duo go separate FE ways with manifestos

Yellow and blue went head to head as the two coalition partners made their policy pitches to the nation….

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FE Week Reporter
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Was your college among best or worst success rates performers?

The Skills Funding Agency’s national success rates were published this month — and for the first time ever were…

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FE Week Reporter
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Principal ‘on leave’ after staff no confidence votes

New College Stamford was remaining tight-lipped about the position of its under-fire principal April Carrol after staff passed a…

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FE Week Reporter
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Ex-teacher charged with 28 sex offences

A teacher who worked at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) has been charged with dozens of sex offences, including…

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FE Week Reporter
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Problems with SFA salary info

Two colleges have told how Skills Funding Agency accounts showing what they spent on salary for the post of…

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FE Week Reporter
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Lib Dems join apprenticeship numbers race with pledge to double number of businesses with apprentices

The Liberal Democrats have joined the apprenticeship numbers race, matching Tory plans to create 3m starts in the next…

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Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

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More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

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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

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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

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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…

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