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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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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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…

FE Week Reporter
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…

FE Week Reporter
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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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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….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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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…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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1,000 apprentices at Aldi

Discount supermarket Aldi has revealed plans to create up to 1,000 apprenticeships as it looks to double its high…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Confederation ends after a year

The Gateshead and Middlesbrough College Confederation has been terminated after just 12 months. The two colleges came together in…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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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
News

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
Qualifications

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
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

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

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill