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Halesowen staff escalate action

Halesowen College staff have pledged to boycott lesson observations as four sacked staff announced they were taking the college…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Funding protection outlined by Skills Funding Agency

The Skills Funding Agency has announced more detail on a measure to protect providers from potentially huge drops in…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Scrabble to rename the FE Guild

The proposed FE Guild could have a different name by the time it is launched in August. Peter Davies,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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‘Inadequate’ grading triggers government funding threat

City of Liverpool College could have its funding withdrawn after falling from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Value of new FE quality kitemark questioned

Sector bosses have called into question the “worth” of a new quality marker launched by FE Minister Matthew Hancock….

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


News

EXCLUSIVE: Leading college falls from outstanding to inadequate

One of England’s biggest colleges has fallen from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of inadequate. City of Liverpool…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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AELP fears for skills funding

UPDATE: The government today left the door open for the introduction of a single funding pot, containing the adult…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Top college grade expected

The first college to get a top grade from Ofsted under its new common inspection framework is expected to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Richard’s tax proposals ‘fudged’

The government’s response to the Richard Review has been branded a “fudge” that fails to address the need for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted report criticises colleges for jobs ‘failure’

Ofsted has criticised colleges for missing skills targets and failing to prepare learners for local job opportunities. The education…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Employers looking for loans loophole, claims TUC

Bosses are looking for a loophole in the new FE loans system to make apprentices pay part of their…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

Must read

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
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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…

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
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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