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Threefold increase in sixth form college commissioner visits

A threefold increase in the number of inspections by Sixth Form College Commissioner Peter Mucklow this academic year is…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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‘Open traineeships up’ plea after starts hit 5k in first quarter

The government has been urged to open traineeships up to more providers after the programme was boosted with figures…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Law change ‘could lead to HE in FE complaints rise’

Student complaints about FE colleges offering degrees could rise with a proposed new law putting them under the universities…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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A sector in freefall? English and maths take their toll

    The FE and skills sector is performing worse in Ofsted inspections this academic year than last year,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Director defends subcontracting with 120-plus providers

A director of a general FE college has defended its quality assessment procedures after FE Week research found it…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Learner needs top in functional skills revamp

Learner needs for “frequent retakes” need to be taken into account amid Ofqual-recommended improvements to Functional Skills, Federation of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Research on creative leadership case study: Ruth Allen

The Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) last week unveiled the four people chosen for its first wave of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Tables joy for duo on A-levels and vocational study

Truro and Penwith College and Runshaw College dominated this year’s league tables for general FE (GFE) and tertiary colleges,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Principals on board with voting principle

College principals have been enlisted in the effort to register learners to vote in May’s general election. The Electoral…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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WorldSkills UK Brazil job for sector funding boss Peter

The boss of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the Education Funding Agency has been handed the enviable task of representing…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Report showing £800m of public money spent on post-16 drop-outs ‘shines light on careers advice failings’ says AoC boss Martin Doel

A report for the Local Government Association (LGA) claiming more than £800m of public money went on teenagers who…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Work with colleges on learners’ ‘technical expertise’, Cable tells Hefce

The body responsible for funding higher education has been instructed by the government to work with FE colleges to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

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

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
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

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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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…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
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Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen