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Small classes, staff budgets and governors’ skills in the spotlight as FE Commissioner issues progress review

FE Commissioner Dr David Collins has criticised small classes, big staffing spends and a skills shortage on governing boards...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Another look at family learning impact

A report on family learning last year from Niace called for a huge expansion in family education programmes to...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A mid-term review of the AoC India project

A delegation of college principals set off to India in January last year to assess opportunities for delivering FE...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Sixth form colleges forced to spend 35 per cent less on learners than academy rivals, according to report

Sixth form colleges are being forced to spend 35 per cent less per student than academies do, according to...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Running wild with the Lep potential

The Lep Network underwent something of a revamp earlier this year, with Alex Pratt stepping in as chair of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Di Layzelle, head of enrichment, Croydon College

Di Layzelle is shocked to realise that she’s worked at Croydon College for a quarter of a century. “Is...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Learners’ uni hopes hit by strike

Desperate learners at Lambeth College have called on union leaders and college bosses to get back around the negotiating...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Apprenticeship challenge tests mental and physical stamina to limit

The mental and physical stamina of high-achieving apprentices was tested to the limit in the finals of the Brathay...

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FE Week Reporter
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Give ‘grandfather’ funding option, says CBI

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has told the government that employers should be able to ignore apprenticeship reforms...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter