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Joe Vinson to become the NUS vice president for FE

Joe Vinson has been elected as vice president for Further Education of the National Union of Students at their…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Pearce takes the top job at the NUS

The first president of the National Union of Students from an FE background said her election was an “exciting”…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

College leaders refuse to ‘shy away’ from Ofsted inspection blow

England’s sixth biggest college has fallen from good to inadequate in Ofsted ratings. City of Bristol College was visited…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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No student voice in guild proposals branded a ‘bad April fool’

Proposals for the FE Guild have been criticised as a “bad April fool” by the NUS after it emerged…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Sixth biggest college falls from good to inadequate

The latest inadequate grading from Ofsted has emerged less than 24 hours after the government announced plans for a…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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New FE commissioner could shut failing colleges

A powerful commissioner who can call for a college to be shut down will be introduced under tough new…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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FE colleges urged to adopt new flag and anthem

Colleges will be urged to help solve FE’s “Cinderella complex” with a bold new marketing campaign that includes a…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Schools advice plea as 16 to 18 apprenticeships keep falling

A continued drop in 16 to 18 apprenticeship starts has prompted a call for the government to clampdown on…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Report calls for National VET Centre

The creation of a national centre for vocational training has been recommended in a report by the Commission on…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Funding rate for 16 to 19-year-olds announced

Providers delivering education to 16 to 19 year olds will receive a national basic rate of £4,000 per full…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

WonderWalsall

The first general FE college to achieve an outstanding grade under Ofsted’s tough new inspection regime has been announced….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

Must read

16-19

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
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

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

Shane Chowen
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

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

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…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill