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Hub system ‘ready’ to calculate funds

The Skills Funding Agency will be hoping that long-standing problems in developing new funding software are at an end…

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FE Week Reporter
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Cash application form for free school meals

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has issued a new application form for providers to dish out free school meals…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Union calls national ‘day of action’ in support of staff on indefinite strike at Lambeth College

The University and College Union (UCU) has called a national “day of action” tomorrow in support of staff in…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Top job at Skills Funding Agency on offer — ‘no FE and skills experience necessary’

The post of full-time chief executive at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is on offer with a salary of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Education Funding Agency to stick with 2011/12 minimum standards when judging last year’s provision

The Education Funding Agency has published guidance on how 16 to 19 provision from 2012/13 will be judged. The…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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New report calls for more ‘earning and learning’ in bid to cut youth unemployment

A report out today from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills has called for more ‘earning and learning’…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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New EFA guidance for providers confirms English and maths funding requirement from 2014/15

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has today published guidance that confirms new funding requirements for English and maths. Its post-16…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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‘Catch-up’ criticism over tech bacc

Labour has accused the Conservatives of playing “catch-up” on tech baccs after just five colleges were revealed to be…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Loans plan could see full costs hit 19 to 23s

The government is considering extending the FE loans system to cover level two qualifications and more learners as it…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Second college in fortnight bouncing back from grading disappointment

A second major English college in less than a fortnight has recorded an improved Ofsted grade after previously slumping…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Counselling pensioner Robert a winning learner

A 79-year-old who counsels people with mental health issues and a 22-year-old who has started a charity to promote…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Parties respond to adult learner manifesto recommendations

Leading political figures responded on behalf of their parties to calls from the National Institute of Continuing Education (Niace)…

FE Week Reporter
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
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

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Colleges

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

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T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

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Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

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Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

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