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Mayor Boris officially opens £20m college campus

London Mayor Boris Johnson officially opened a new £20m campus for Bexley College. The Tory politician unveiled a commemorative...

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College strike off after High Court rules in AoC’s favour

A planned strike by staff at colleges in England has been called off after the High Court handed down...

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‘Unsustained’ initiatives and ‘inability to learn lessons’ affecting skills system, report warns

Further education and skills has been marred by frequent change and “unsustained” initiatives, and a “lack of organisational memory”...

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Functional Skills here to stay, says Boles

Functional Skills “will continue to be one of the types of qualification that learners have available,” according to a...

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Up front accreditation of quals to end next month, Ofqual boss reveals

The requirement for qualifications to be accredited by Ofqual before they are regulated will be lifted from next month,...

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New policy behind rise in gcse resitters at college

Learners are turning to FE after being refused entry to school sixth forms following a change in government policy,...

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Ofsted reinspection timeframe halved

Ofsted proposals to halve the time between inspections of good FE and skills providers have been questioned by the...

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Phones 4u apprentices find new employers

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and subcontractor EQL Solutions have revealed plans to support apprentices left unemployed after Phones...

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SFA ‘top-up’ on Esol welcomed — but concern for 2015/16

A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) move to allow “topping-up” on funding for new English for Speakers of Other Languages...

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