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Confirmed: Level 3 ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ qualification list excludes major economic sectors

Almost 400 level 3 qualifications have been chosen for the prime minister’s lifetime skills guarantee – but major sectors...

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AoC calls for government to force post-16 providers to collaborate

The Association of Colleges has called for an end to competition in the FE market and for government to...

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AoC announces Dr Shaid Mahmood as next chair

The Association of Colleges has announced Dr Shaid Mahmood as its next chair of the board. He takes over...

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‘Deeply concerning’: Minister’s ‘Skills Toolkit’ figures prove inaccurate, DfE admits

The government has been urged to withdraw claims made in parliament about the take-up of the courses on its...

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DfE WILL share 2020/21 achievement rates with Ofsted

For a second year the critical qualification achievement rates (QAR) for providers will not be published, but unlike last...

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No full Ofsted return until summer 2021

Full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the summer term, the government has announced. But monitoring visits, including...

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Spielman ‘not expecting’ graded inspections from January

Ofsted is not expecting to resume graded inspections in January, the chief inspector has said. Speaking at the launch...

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Ofsted annual report highlights ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships as private provider grades fall for 4th year

Apprenticeships are the “weakest” area of provision in FE providers, with one in ten judged ‘inadequate’ last year, Ofsted...

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‘Shock’ decision to sell college slammed by MP

An MP has hit out at a college group’s decision to close and sell a historic adult education site....

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