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The EFA admit a DfE maths ‘error’

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) have confirmed that the Department for Education (DfE) published an ‘error’ in the new 16-19 formula. The EFA…

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FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted slams FE for failing to address the unemployment problem

Matching students with a course that will lead to employment is “not a high enough priority” for FE providers,…

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FE Week Reporter
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Eastleigh College rated “outstanding” by Ofsted

Eastleigh College has been awarded the highest inspection grade possible by Ofsted. Inspectors said the college was “outstanding” in…

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FE Week Reporter
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FE Week celebrates its first birthday!

We asked a few FE heroes what they thought of our first year… The further education and skills sector…

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FE Week Reporter
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Final interview with retiring SFA CEO

What has been your greatest achievement at the SFA? “The biggest thrill for me and the greatest intellectual high…

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FE Week Reporter
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Traineeships to be piloted

The deputy prime minister has revealed plans for a new pre-apprenticeship scheme that he called “traineeships”. Nick Clegg, speaking…

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FE Week Reporter


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Exam reform would stop ‘race to the bottom’, say MPs

A radical shake-up of the qualifications system for 15 to 19-year-olds in England has been proposed by an influential…

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FE Week Reporter
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Providers’ management fees to be audited

Lead providers who subcontract will need to provide a report next year that proves they are not taking too…

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FE Week Reporter
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SFA satisfaction survey

The Skills Funding Agency has launched its second annual ‘College and Training Organisation Survey’. The questionnaire looks at how…

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FE Week Reporter
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SFA to have a rethink

A functional skills convention was held by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and the Learning and…

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FE Week Reporter
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Colleges break ranks and praise Ofsted

Inspectors this week received praise from two of England’s largest colleges, despite new data confirming a sharp rise in…

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FE Week Reporter
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Department for Education shuns its own funding consultation

The government is ignoring concerns from colleges, parents and learners about plans to fund education providers on a “per…

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FE Week Reporter

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