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Boles pleads for Manchester colleges to be more ‘ambitious’

The skills minister Nick Boles wants the colleges involved in the Greater Manchester area review to try and be...

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English and maths are not the only inspection consideration, Ofsted insists

English and maths judgements do not exert an “overriding influence” on Ofsted’s college inspections, despite a recent spate of...

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Darlington College goes from inadequate to good Ofsted rating

Darlington College has recovered to an Ofsted ‘good’ rating a little over a year after it was branded ‘inadequate’....

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Wilshaw calling for every major multi-academy trust to include a UTC

Ofsted’s chief inspector is set to call on the government to insist that every major multi-academy trust (MAT) includes...

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AoC looks forward to ‘new era for Ofsted’ under leadership of Amanda Spielman

The Association of Colleges is looking forward to “a new era for Ofsted” — after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan...

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BIS advertises eight Institute for Apprenticeships board seats – at £15,000 per annum

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is recruiting eight board members for the new Institute for Apprenticeships, with...

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Rebrand traineeships and sort out their funding, stakeholders say

There is widespread support for renaming the government’s traineeships scheme, according to a new FE Week survey, which found...

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Middlesbrough College acquires NECC Training

Middlesbrough College has acquired the training arm of the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), which currently delivers around...

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Government is ‘even now’ unsure of traineeships direction

FE Week held a lively debate on the future and purpose of traineeships at the Palace of Westminster last...

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Alix Robertson