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Ofsted looking at ‘frequent but shorter’ inspections for good providers

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has laid out plans for “frequent but shorter” inspections for good FE and skills…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Clegg repeats ‘cradle to college’ pledge but questions remain unanswered

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has repeated his pledge to protect education funding “from cradle to college” in his…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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BREAKING: SFA to allow funding ‘top-up’ for new Esol quals

Concerns about delivery costs for new English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol) qualifications have been addressed by a…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Cable in ‘kill off FE’ claim at Lib Dem conference

Business Secretary Vince Cable has claimed that government officials suggested “killing off FE” by cutting sector funding, it has…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Quest for EuroSkills glory under way for Team UK

Hundreds of skilled young tradesmen and women from across Europe came together to compete in a range of skills…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Conservatives Conference: No new cash behind citizen service pledge

Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan for guaranteed access to the National Citizen Service will not be backed up with…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Cable calls for 40pc apprentice minimum wage rise

Apprentices’ pay could rise by almost 40 per cent if a plan by Business Secretary Vince Cable is approved….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE Week Reporter
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EuroSkills 2014 competitions come to an end — awards await

Day three at Lille brought with it the promise of the final break to the rigorous and testing competitions….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Challenging first day for Team UK at Lille EuroSkills

The massive hall of the Grand Palais in Lille where the skills competitions take place feels like a cross…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Joint survey paints college enrolment picture

Colleges from up and down the country have revealed how many students have joined their courses this year as…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Principal’s ‘keep faith with learners’ plea after stepping in to save teens

The principal of an East London college that stepped in to save sixth form learners dumped over their AS-level…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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
Billy Camden
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

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

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

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel