Profiles

Mark Dawe, chief executive, OCR

A former principal, chartered accountant and civil servant who pioneered online procurement for colleges and the Skills4Life initiative, Mark...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Dropping graded lesson observations is no joke

The Ofsted pilot in which graded lesson observations will be dropped from FE and skills inspections, as revealed by...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The long and ‘non-negotiable’ road to Ofsted improvement

A thorough improvement plan at City of Bristol College was put in place last year when Ofsted inspectors said...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Match Clegg’s ‘cradle to college’ pledge, sector demands

Labour and the Conservatives have been urged to match a Liberal Democrat promise to protect education spending “from cradle...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Bulletin

Colleges work together to build and paint racing car for disabled people

Staff and students from Yorkshire-based Dearne Valley College and Specialist College Doncaster joined forces to build and paint a...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

BIS publishes summary reports from FE Commissioner visits

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has today published summary reports of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins’s visits...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Government reveals new 16 to 19 SVQ quals

New level two qualifications called substantial vocational qualifications (SVQs) have been revealed by the government today. They have been...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Bulletin

Free pampering for local residents

Community centre users enjoyed a relaxing pampering day with level two beauty therapy students from South Cheshire College. The...

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FE Week Reporter
Bulletin

In the frame for Mayor-making

Students from Hopwood Hall College were official photographers as Rochdale’s new Mayor Carol Wardle accepted her chains of office....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter