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SFA confirms further 3.9 per cent ASB cut as in-year departmental savings bite

FE providers face a further cut of almost four per cent to their non-apprenticeship funding in 2015/16, the Skills...

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Sixth Form Commissioner warns of large-scale mergers for sixth from college

Large-scale mergers may be needed among sixth form colleges (SFCs) to cope with looming funding problems, Sixth Form Commissioner...

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Police disperse overnight protest at Lewisham Southwark College led by NUS

Protestors led by National Union of Students (NUS) vice president for FE Shakira Martin were dispersed by police after...

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SFA criticised for failing to check ‘realism’ of ‘over-optimistic’ college financial forecasts

A report out this morning by the National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for...

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Ten things we’ve learned about the government’s post-16 education and training review

The government has announced a national review of post-16 education and training, and admitted the number of general FE and...

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Government reveals college cull plans as it launches national review of post-16 education

The government could cut the number of general FE and sixth form colleges in England in a bid to...

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Gateshead College in two-grade rise to outstanding and ‘significant’ improvements at cash-strapped Weymouth College

Gateshead College has shot up two Ofsted grades to outstanding while Weymouth College is making “significant” improvements as it rebuilds from...

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Woodcock warns against ‘churning out numbers’ at expense of quality in drive for 3m apprenticeships

Shadow Education Minister for Young People John Woodcock has warned the government against “churning out numbers at the expense...

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City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College looking at merger

City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College aim to become “the main force for FE in central London”...

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