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Celebrating 100 editions of FE Week

Click here to download Edition 100 of FE Week Click here to download edition 100 and our special celebratory…

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FE Week Reporter
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Taxman looks to reissue restaurant bill

Click here to read  the article by Rebecca Cooney

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FE Week Reporter
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Taxman looks to reissue restaurant bill

A Hampshire college that went to court in its bid to win a training restaurant tax rebate could be…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New Ofsted director tells of priorities

Lorna Fitzjohn has taken over as Ofsted’s new director of FE and skills. She was previously deputy director for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Warning for providers as SFA named in fraudster ‘spear fishing’ campaign

Email fraudsters are targeting FE and skills providers by posing as the Skills Funding Agency. The sector has been…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Colleges ‘tackling’ apprentice farrier bullying but ‘need’ modernisation

Ofsted monitoring inspections of three colleges that took over apprenticeship provision following accusations of bullying found safeguarding had improved,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Success on the South Coast

Chichester College has received an outstanding grade from Ofsted. The 14,500-learner college, previously rated as good, achieved the top…

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FE Week Reporter
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Transfer of K College provision under way

The break-up of K College is under way with governors confirming the transfer of provision to East Kent College…

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FE Week Reporter
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Inadequate college leaders stay despite commissioner questions

The principal and governors’ chair at a grade four London college that Ofsted said was failing to improve are…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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South Devon College claims twin success rates title

South Devon College has claimed the top spot for general FE qualification success rates for 2012/13. The college’s 94.7…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Huge survey lifts lid on sector

More than 1,000 FE and skills staff took part and vast majority revealed concerns about levels of institutional funding….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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The Oxford Partnership – Saudi Arabia – Vacancies

  The Oxford Partnership (TOP) is proud to be associated with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to support…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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Awarding

Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
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

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel