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Ofsted’s falling standards flag ‘insecure’

Ofsted’s system for flagging up falling standards has been described as offering an “insecure comfort blanket” after two formerly...

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Lambeth retains grade three Ofsted rating despite strikes

Lambeth College has retained its grade three Ofsted rating despite inspectors visiting amid long-running industrial action that ended with...

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FE Week Reporter
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Call for more powers to track 16 to 18s

Local authorities “need more legal powers to ensure partners share vital information” in tracking the education and training status...

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FE Week Reporter
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More college takeovers possible for academy chain

The Department for Education (DfE) has not ruled out another college intervention to take on a school from troubled...

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FE Week Reporter
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Boles asked to clarify sixth form college VAT exemption talks

The Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) has written to Skills Minister Nick Boles in a bid to clarify his...

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FE Week Reporter
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Outstanding RAF training

The RAF’s apprenticeship scheme has seen it become just the second employer provider to be rated outstanding across the...

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FE Week Reporter
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Ten pc online course content edict ‘more of a vague target’

The government will not be enforcing a recommendation from the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group (Feltag) that 10...

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FE Week Reporter
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Planting seeds of inspiration in Sky

The Sky Academy invited FE Week reporter Paul Offord to look around its new Careers Lab that will give...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Movers and Shakers

Edition 125: Lindsey Noble, Gary Chin, Carole Kitching, Ioan Morgan, Jo Lomax and Frances Wadsworth

Having taken on the challenge of a round-the-world sailing event, Lindsey Noble has dropped anchor for the challenge of...

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FE Week Reporter