Opinion

What should FE expect in the coming years?

With the budget announcements tomorrow coinciding with the half way point for this Government, Steve Besley, Head of Policy at Pearson,...

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News

College principal appointed as AoC deputy chief executive

A new deputy chief executive has been appointed to the Association of Colleges (AoC). Gill Clipson, principal of Amersham...

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Skills Commission search for a ‘Google College’ future

A group of cross-party MPs and leading figures from the further education sector have called on multinational companies and colleges to...

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Signs of survival for the Skills Funding Agency

Business Secretary Vince Cable has rejected proposals that would call time on the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). This comes...

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No new money for funding rate rise

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has told FE Week that despite more than doubling the funding rates for functional...

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‘Crazy’ early deadline for ILR returns

College data staff have reacted angrily to a consultation that will consider if 2012/13 Individual Learner Records (ILR) should...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Ofsted’s clear message for FE

Strong leadership at every level is critical if England wants to have a world-class education and skills system, says...

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Apprenticeship tax breaks welcomed

Business leaders and union bosses have united behind an “all-or-nothing” review of apprenticeships that has called for workplace tax...

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Ofsted accused of moving goalposts

Ofsted has been accused of “moving the goalposts” for colleges following a damning annual report that pointed to a...

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FE Week Reporter