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College wins Morrisons’ contract

The contract to deliver the country’s biggest apprenticeship programme has been won by NCG (formerly Newcastle College Group). The…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Coventry principal to leave after Ofsted inadequate

The principal of City College Coventry, labelled inadequate by Ofsted, is to leave as soon an interim replacement can be…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Adult college ‘changes lives’

Working Men’s College, a specialist designated institution in North London, is celebrating an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade. Rebecca Cooney reports …

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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NAS investigates apprentices’ hours

The National Apprenticeship Service is investigating claims that apprentices are regularly working “over and above their contracted hours”. UnionLearn,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New website misses national providers

A newly-launched apprenticeship website aimed at employers could be leaving out national providers, it has been claimed. A mandatory…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Principal questions local merger

Two Midland colleges planning to merge have been accused of “ignoring” guidance from Skills Minister Matthew Hancock. Stourbridge and…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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SFA ‘moves goalposts’ for small contracts

The future of the Skills Funding Agency’s minimum contract level policy has been called into question after it emerged…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Traineeships launched, but only for some

The 11-month wait for a government outline of traineeships is over — but “disappointment” has been expressed about who…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Guild to meet at Windsor Castle for ‘complex thinking time’

Twenty-nine “key people” from FE have been invited to eat, drink, sleep and “think” in secret at Windsor Castle…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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New chief executive at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers

The incoming chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers has told how apprenticeships will be at…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Governor backs defiant Taylor

‘It’s a comfort to be asked to stay on,’ says Coventry principal The chair of City College Coventry’s board…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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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
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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,…

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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

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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

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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…

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

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

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