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Commissioner points at leadership hitting staff morale

FE commissioner Dr David Collins criticised leadership styles at two colleges and said staff morale was being hit, his…

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Nick Linford
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Ofsted sees ‘insufficient progress’ at inadequate Lesoco and Stockport

Two colleges branded inadequate by Ofsted last year have both emerged badly in the latest of three monitoring visits…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Copycat claim after Labour lays out youth plans

Labour has been accused by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock of copying Conservative Party policy with proposals to drop JobSeekers…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Match Clegg’s ‘cradle to college’ pledge, sector demands

Labour and the Conservatives have been urged to match a Liberal Democrat promise to protect education spending “from cradle…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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BIS publishes summary reports from FE Commissioner visits

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has today published summary reports of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins’s visits…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Labour to announce plans to scrap JSA for 18 to 21 year olds and replace with a youth training allowance

Ed Miliband, the labour leader, will today endorse proposals to introduce a youth allowance linked to being enrolled in…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Government reveals new 16 to 19 SVQ quals

New level two qualifications called substantial vocational qualifications (SVQs) have been revealed by the government today. They have been…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Small classes, staff budgets and governors’ skills in the spotlight as FE Commissioner issues progress review

FE Commissioner Dr David Collins has criticised small classes, big staffing spends and a skills shortage on governing boards…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Sixth form colleges forced to spend 35 per cent less on learners than academy rivals, according to report

Sixth form colleges are being forced to spend 35 per cent less per student than academies do, according to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Clegg promises to protect education spending ‘from cradle to college’

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged to ringfence 16 to 19 education funding if the Liberal Democrats win…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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All courses to have online content to secure SFA funding, announces Skills Minister Matthew Hancock

All courses from September next year will need to have an online component in order to attract Skills Funding…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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WorldSkills duo Ashley Terron and George Callow figure in Queens 2014 Birthday honours list with former SFA chief Kim Thorneywork

WorldSkills 2013 gold medal-winning duo Ashley Terron and George Callow have been recognised in the Queen’s 2014 Birthday honours list…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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

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

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