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New £2.9m research centre for adult literacy and numeracy

The government is investing £2.9m in a new research centre that will focus on improving adult literacy and numeracy….

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Tributes paid to ‘FE warrior’ Mary Rimington MBE

Tributes have been paid to the former deputy principal of City and Islington College after she died from cancer….

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‘Students mean income for schools’ – AoC warning as report criticises career advice

Schools should think of the good of their students over the income benefits of keeping learners on after 16,…

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Company fined after apprentice’s hand crushed

A company has been fined after an apprentice’s hand was crushed in machinery. The young man, who was 18…

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Exeter principal Richard Atkins to be new AoC president

Exeter College principal Richard Atkins has been unveiled as the next president of the Association of College (AoC) after…

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Universities Minister wants more higher education courses at colleges

Universities Minister David Willetts wants FE colleges to offer more higher education courses. He has given the Higher Education…

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College staff and students lobby Parliament over FE funding cuts

College staff were joined by students as they conducted a mass lobby of Parliament over the future of FE…

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Pilot scheme for FE English GCSE teaching enhancement course to start in mid-April

A pilot scheme will soon be launched for a training course preparing FE lecturers for a massive expansion in…

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Former deputy Lorna Fitzjohn to replace Coffey in Ofsted FE lead role

Ofsted’s former deputy director of further education and skills has been given the director’s role after Matthew Coffey was…

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Mixed reaction to new requirement for learner outcome data in individual learner records

Sector leaders gave a mixed welcome to new requirements for providers to collect data on what happens to learners…

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Hancock unveils 77 new tech levels

Skills minister Matthew Hancock used a speech to a jobs and skills forum in London to announce 77 new…

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New organisation given control of WorldSkills UK and the Skills Show

Control over WorldSkills UK and the Skills Show has been pulled together under a single organisation. Find a Future,…

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