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Whitehead’s bonfire of the quals

Around 95 per cent of the adult vocational market’s 19,000-plus qualifications could be axed under radical proposals to “de-clutter…

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Nick Linford
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Training provider under investigation

A London-based training provider is under its second investigation from the same awarding body following complaints from learners. Bright…

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Nick Linford
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Government ‘not doing enough’ over apprentice illegal wage investigations

Just five per cent of complaints made over the summer about bosses paying apprentices below the National Minimum Wage…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Call for ‘heads to roll’ amid SFA software delays

College and training provider data staff have demanded action after struggling to submit accurate data because of problems with…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Royal seal of approval for Skills Show

The Skills Show will be given the royal seal of approval by Princess Anne through her role as president…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Elmfield probe ‘ongoing’ despite pre-pack sale

An investigation into Elmfield Training will continue despite part of the company having been sold to a nursing homes…

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FE Week Reporter


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Elmfield Training purchased in pre-pack after going into administration

The majority of Elmfield Training’s business and assets has been sold to EQL Solutions Limited, which is one hundred…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Intervention inquiry welcomes FE Commissioner but calls for ‘better early warning signals’

A six-month inquiry into FE intervention has welcomed the government’s plan for an FE Commissioner, but called for “better…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Now that’s what I call a cabinet! – Triumphant Team UK in exclusive Whitehall reception

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg clearly appreciated this piece of fine furniture by award-winning young craftsman George Callow. The…

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Nick Linford
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More employers wanted as college governors say AoC

The Association of Colleges’ Governors’ Council wants more employers at board level, but rejected bringing back diversity quotas. It…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofqual announces detail of new maths and English GCSEs

Ofqual has published full details of the new maths and English GCSEs which will be introduced from 2015. In…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Exclusive: SFA ‘should scrap’ funding data deadline

More than four in every five FE data staff believe the funding data return for the 2013/14 academic year…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

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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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Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

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