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Two colleges win school approvals from dfe as third prepares new plan

Two colleges have been granted permission to open their own free schools in the latest wave of 49 free...

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Traineeship financial incentive proposal rejected by government

The government has rejected an employer and provider suggested proposal that traineeship learners should be offered a financial incentive...

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FE Week Reporter
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Finance key concern for commissioner reports

Finance problems figured prominently in the two latest college inspection reports from FE Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured above left)....

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Council told to drop skills offer

The FE Commissioner has recommended that Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL) should offload its skills programmes after he was sent...

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Chancellor told ‘no scope’ for more FE funding cuts

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has told Chancellor George Osborne (pictured) there is “no scope” for further reductions to...

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FE Week Reporter
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Same time next year?

The inaugural FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference went with such a bang, how could we not do it again...

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FE Week Reporter
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Funding agency dishes out extra cash for improvement strategy

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has promised extra cash to support a struggling college’s improvement strategy, following a visit...

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Report calls for FE inspection shift towards ‘self-regulation’

An Association of Colleges (AoC) report has called for “radical reforms” to the way FE provision is inspected, saying...

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Government identifies ‘potential risks’ for Trailblazer programme

A government report on the apprentice Trailblazers has identified the emergence of “potential risks … that require national attention...

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FE Week Reporter