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Providers and employers invited to enter apprentices for 2015 Brathay Challenge

Employers and training providers have been invited to enter their apprentice teams for the 2015 Brathay Challenge — a…

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Colleges tell MPs of apprenticeship funding reform fears

Further education colleges have added their voices to a growing list of sector organisations warning apprenticeship funding reforms could…

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FE Week Reporter
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New minimum standards system prompts questions

New minimum standards categories have been unveiled by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for 2014/15 — but the sector…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Accounts committee looks at Dfe participation record

A sector leader has called for “coherence” in government’s approach to improving participation of 16 to 18-year-olds in education…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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The FE Wolf at the Lords’ door

Professor Alison Wolf, the influential academic who authored the government’s 2011 report on vocational education, is one of just…

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FE Week Reporter
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Lambeth College staff back to polls on industrial action

Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike earlier this year will vote on whether to take further…

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FE Week Reporter


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Fine for college after worker breaks back

A Lancashire college has been fined £20,000 after an employee broke his back while changing the filter of an…

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FE Week Reporter
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‘Plan C’ fears as Hub back-up phased out

The closure of the Skills Funding Agency’s (SFA) online data collection (OLDC) system as a back-up for its breakdown-plagued…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Commissioner — ‘college cannot operate on own’

Norton Radstock College has been told it can no longer operate on its own after FE Commissioner Dr David…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Morgan’s funding rate assurance leads to long-term security plea

Sector figures have called for long-term funding security after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan (pictured) told MPs the government had…

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FE Week Reporter
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FE loans blamed for “collapse” in number of older people on level three and four courses

Urgent government action is required after FE loans caused a “collapse” in the number of older people taking level…

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FE Week Reporter
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Merger murmurs after Lauener gets SFA role

The future of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has been brought into question with Education Funding Agency (EFA) chief…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

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