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Deadline ‘degrades’ ILRs

The Association of Colleges (AoC) believes that the data quality of Individualised Learner Record (ILR) returns could be “degraded”…

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Hoyle’s level playing field legacy

Warm tributes have been paid to Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) chief executive Graham Hoyle after the…

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FE Week Reporter
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College merger tweet shock

Bosses at a college in the Midlands claim they found out about two competitors’ multi-million pound merger plan —…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Guide to FE Learning tech

Nothing moves faster than technology. No other sector has seen as much rapid change and development in such a…

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FE Week Reporter
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Colleges join Cameron on largest delegation to India

College principals were among a ground-breaking UK trade delegation to India, led by Prime Minister David Cameron. West Nottinghamshire…

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FE Week Reporter
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New regional roles at Ofsted

The identities of six new Ofsted regional directors have been announced following a shake-up aimed at driving up provider…

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FE Week Reporter


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Provider shift ‘unjust’ says creditor

The boss of a firm set to lose thousands of pounds after a provider went into administration branded it…

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FE Week Reporter
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SFA warned over plans to stop qualifications funding

The Skills Funding Agency “risks destabilising the system” with plans to stop paying out for more than 1,000 qualifications,…

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FE Week Reporter
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Providers to get transitional funding protection from new system

Providers are to be protected from potentially huge drops in funding when a new payments regime is introduced from…

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FE Week Reporter
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Data for course directory to be rated

Providers will be scored on information they submit to the National Careers Service (NCS) online course provider directory in…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE Minister in college merger warning

Further education Minister Matthew Hancock has written to all governors and principals with a warning on mergers just weeks…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted clashes with AoC over ‘consequence of failure’

Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has clashed with the Association of Colleges (AoC) over the issue of failing colleges…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

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

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Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

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