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Leading London college tumbles to inadequate

One of London’s largest FE colleges, and a former outstanding one, has crashed to a grade four Ofsted rating….

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FE Week Reporter
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Cash queries over maths qual

The government unveiled plans for a new level three qualification to keep young people studying maths until 18, but…

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FE Week Reporter
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Providers underpaid on ASB by £61.8m

Just over half of all providers in England were not paid for all the work they carried out last…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Hancock faces MPs’ wrath over DfE cut

Members of the Education Select Committee could probe controversial government plans to cut funding for full-time education for 18-year-olds….

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FE Week Reporter
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Huge under-delivery on 16 to 18 apprenticeships

More than 520 providers under-delivered on their August 2012 16 to 18 apprenticeship allocations by a total of £241.5m….

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FE Week Reporter
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Action on minimum wage ‘ridiculously late’

The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has acted to ensure all jobs on its vacancy matching website conform to the…

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FE Week Reporter


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Tribute to adult learning champion Chris Taylor who has died, aged 60

The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) has paid tribute to an award-winning former employee and “passionate supporter…

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Nick Linford
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Older ‘apprenticeships’ warning for Skills Minister Matthew Hancock

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has been warned against promoting apprenticeships for over 50s along the same lines as those for…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Newham College principal Denise Brown-Sackey quits after series of allegations

Newham College principal Denise Brown-Sackey has quit after a series of damaging allegations relating to the London college. She…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Commissioner strips second principal of powers

The FE Commissioner has slapped a second grade four college with administered status as an Ofsted monitoring report blasted…

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FE Week Reporter
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Agency gets tough with new rules on bosses

The Skills Funding Agency has beefed-up funding rules to stop rogue bosses setting up new providers to get their…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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