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Fetl launches £100k collective grants

Further education organisations can apply for new £100k research grants from the Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl). It…

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Art space in £50m DfE refurb

A £50m tender to refurb the new Department for Education (DfE) HQ in London includes a gym and the…

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College issued warning over ‘hand-to-mouth’ finances

A Midland college has been warned about its “hand-to-mouth” financial situation by FE Commissioner Dr David Collins. Dr Collins…

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AoC backs Ofqual plans to scrap QCF regulations

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has backed Ofqual plans to ditch current regulatory arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit…

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Reports of more FE cuts prompt AoC defence

Further education has already taken its “fair share” of cuts, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned amid claims…

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Ofqual boss issues stability plea on Functional Skills

Ofqual boss Glenys Stacey has said qualifications should remain “as stable as possible” as Skills Minister Nick Boles looks…

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Unified CIF ‘not money-saving exercise’

Ofsted’s eight-week consultation on bringing an end to its independent FE and skills inspection regime comes to a close…

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FE Week Reporter
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Skills Show ‘light goes on’

The third national Skills Show kicked off in Birmingham on Thursday (November 13) with have-a-gos, careers advice, skills competitions…

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FE Week Reporter
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Readers deliver policy demands as parties gear up for election

How the 660 FE Week manifesto survey respondents felt about the five most popular reader-generated policy pledges More than…

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SFA apprentice chief tells lords of employer worries

Skills Funding Agency (SFA) apprenticeships boss Sue Husband (pictured) has emphasised the need for employer involvement in standards but…

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Second principal issues safety statement

A second general FE college principal in a fortnight has issued a public safety announcement following a safety scare….

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Voc ed on party leaders’ agenda

Vocational education and skills was top of the agenda when top politicians addressed business leaders last week. Prime Minister…

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