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Prime minister Boris Johnson’s speech on adult skills: The full text

There are many reasons to – for me I should say – to come here to Exeter College –...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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PM to announce major ‘expansion’ in FE funding for adults

Adults over the age of 23 in England without a full level 3 qualification will be offered one for...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Who is the first chair of the skills and productivity board?

An executive vice president at international broadcaster Sky has been appointed as chair of the Department for Education’s new...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Confirmed: DfE sets out plan for Ofsted to take on degree apprenticeships

Ofsted will be handed powers to inspect level 6 and 7 apprenticeships from 1 April 2021, education secretary Gavin...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

What Ofsted found during their pilots of autumn visits

Pilots of Ofsted’s autumn visits suggest that the FE and skills sector is more than rising to the challenges...

Billy Camden
PAUL JOYCE
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Tripling traineeships: Large colleges refuse to rise to the challenge

More than two-thirds of colleges in England chose not to run any traineeship programmes in 2018/19, FE Week can...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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‘Worrying’: University groups voice concerns over Ofsted inspections

Handing Ofsted powers to inspect degree apprenticeships is “worrying and unnecessary”, a university membership organisation has said. MillionPlus, which...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

A university learning experience is very different to what a typical inspector will be familiar with

Ofsted doesn’t ‘get’ higher education, says Greg Walker, and is not the right regulator for degree apprenticeship courses. Inspectors...

Billy Camden
DR GREG WALKER
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Colleges exempt from new Covid rules on adult indoor sport

New restrictions on adult indoor sports and five-a-side football will not apply to colleges if the activity is part...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden