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Apprenticeship challenge tests mental and physical stamina to limit

The mental and physical stamina of high-achieving apprentices was tested to the limit in the finals of the Brathay…

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FE Week Reporter
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College providing virtual answers in class

The mention of virtual reality learning is one that will trigger visions of clunky visors and black Lycra bodysuits…

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FE Week Reporter
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Learners’ uni hopes hit by strike

Desperate learners at Lambeth College have called on union leaders and college bosses to get back around the negotiating…

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FE Week Reporter
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Employers fail on apprentice wage

Apprentices were among the workers to have suffered at the hands of underpaying bosses listed by the Department for…

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FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted to end lesson gradings in FE pilot

Ofsted is to ditch graded lesson observations in an FE and skills in a pilot following a University College…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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College bouncing back from inspection shock

A formerly outstanding college that in just four years plummeted to inadequate across the board has started moving in…

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FE Week Reporter


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Pilot for 16 to 19s after Career College blow

A London college is to launch its own pilot Career College after failing to make the cut for the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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College bribery claim before plans meeting

North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) has been accused of bribery for offering a day’s leave if staff…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Learner destination worries over homepage proposals

Concerns about the tracking of learner destinations have emerged with a new consultation on plans for colleges and schools…

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FE Week Reporter
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Lingfield gets £350k budget

The body behind a new quality mark for FE providers will get taxpayer funding of up to £350k this…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Give ‘grandfather’ funding option, says CBI

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has told the government that employers should be able to ignore apprenticeship reforms…

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FE Week Reporter
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Hugh Baird and Oldham colleges to open first Career Colleges as plans for at least ten more are announced

The first two Career Colleges have been announced, while plans for at least a further 10 next year —…

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Nick Linford

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

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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

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Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

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Jessica Hill
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