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Ofsted annual report presents mixed bag for FE and skills with growth in quality provision — but employer engagement remains an issue

Ofsted’s annual report today painted a mixed picture for FE and skills, highlighting a rise in the proportion of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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‘Future-proof’ careers listed in new UKCES report

A new careers guidance report highlights today’s jobs that are set to stand the test of time and highlights…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofqual scraps QCF

Ofqual has confirmed it is to remove the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) rules. The decision was confirmed today…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Cable marks ‘two million’ apprentice starts

Business Secretary Vince Cable was at Abingdon and Witney College to mark the “two millionth” apprentice. He met 16-year-old…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Thinktank calls for 14 to 19 review as it issues warning of ‘sleepwalking’ into RPA

A new report from a left-of-centre thinktank has warned the Coalition is “sleepwalking” into the raised participation age and…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Fourth ‘national college’ gets digital skills focus

England’s fourth national college will focus on digital skills and coding, it has been revealed. The National College for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Morgan rejects AoC manifesto call on A-levels

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has rejected an Association of College (AoC) manifesto call to keep AS-levels linked to A-levels….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Professor Wolf tells of ‘unease’ at 16-19 GCSE exemption

Study programmes architect Professor Alison Wolf has warned that a Department for Education (DfE) English and maths qualification exemption…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Gazelle departures prompt membership review

Three colleges have revealed plans to leave the Gazelle College Group this month, taking the total number quitting before…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Cable acts on apprentice rule after legal threat

A “five-year rule” forcing early years apprentices to re-sit for qualifications they already had could be scrapped after a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Science museum hosts FE and skills technology talk

Google glasses, YouTube and digital reward badges were all hot topics at a learning technology discussion group for FE…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Apprentice training clash after NI break for bosses

Unions and business leaders have clashed over the issue of investment in training after Chancellor George Osborne announced the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
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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
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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

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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

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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…

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Skills reform

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

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