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Success rate report errors continue

The government’s Data Service has today, Thursday 13 December,  published inaccurate Qualification Success Rate (QSR) reports for the second...

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LEPs get go-ahead to grant charter status

The government has given Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) “sign-off” on granting colleges and training providers chartered status. Skills Minister...

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LSIS funding to cease as chair plans legacy strategy

The government has confirmed the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) will stop receiving funding from August 2013. The news...

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One in four adults ‘struggles’ with maths

One in four adults has the maths skills of a nine-year-old or worse and struggles with the most basic...

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Exclusive: Colleges given green light to recruit full-time 14 and 15 year olds

FE Week can exclusively reveal that the Minister for Skills (above) has written to two members of the 14-16 College...

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FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Neil Bates, CEO, Prospects Learning Foundation

When he was 24 Neil Bates was married and wanting to start a family. He saw decades of job...

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FE Week Reporter
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AELP members respond to Richard Review with ‘anger’

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) today responded to the Richard Review of Apprenticeships. See their response...

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Learner voices at heart of 157 Group publication

The 157 Group has published ‘a collection of ten learner voices’, compiled in collaboration with the National Association of...

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Principal of Leeds City College to be chair of 157 Group

FE Week can reveal that today Peter Roberts (pictured), principal of Leeds City College, has been unanimously elected as...

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