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Learndirect could get £100m flotation

Learndirect could be in line for a £100m flotation, it has been reported. According to Education Investor magazine, the...

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FE Week Reporter
News

Twitter row principal calls off CEO move

A Hampshire principal caught up in a Twitter row in which BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson was labelled a c***...

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FE Week Reporter
News

Government announces traineeships in future could take less than three weeks

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed to FE Week that the traineeship minimum duration rule...

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FE Week Reporter
News

Baker in ‘no Neets’ plea as youth job hopes take centre stage

The number of jobless young people is as its lowest level in five years, but at the Youth Employment...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A new conversation between colleges and employers — next steps

It’s time for colleges to “acknowledge publicly that their primary purpose is their contribution to the economy,” believes Lynne...

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FE Week Reporter
Movers and Shakers

Edition 103: Sue Husband, Gary Headland and John Allen

The new Skills Funding Agency director of apprenticeships and delivery service has taken up her post. Former McDonalds UK...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Facing up to the corporate challenge in the classroom and the boardroom

The challenge facing young people is the same as the one facing college principals — develop your skills and...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Taking a new, entrepreneurial view of employers

The role of FE colleges is changing, explains Sharron Robbie. Viewing businesses as customers, stakeholders and strategic partners is...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Taking account of the government’s apprenticeship credit proposal

While PAYE has figured heavily in coverage of the government’s apprenticeship funding proposals, the other option of an apprenticeship...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter