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Apprenticeship budget overspend: small employers to face cap on starts

Small employers are likely to be capped on the number of apprentices they can employ, as part of the...

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College quality hits record high

A record high proportion of Ofsted-inspected colleges are now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, FE Week can reveal. Our analysis...

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‘Worryingly low’ number of BAME college leaders to be tackled with new scheme

A ‘Diversity in Leadership Programme’ is to be launched, following analysis published by FE Week which found just 7...

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Ofsted slams training for 500 apprentices at ‘world leading’ security firm

A new provider that trains nearly 500 apprentices for a “world leading” security company has been rapped by Ofsted....

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AoC: Replace Erasmus+ if the UK is kicked out after Brexit

The government needs to pursue every avenue to stay in a Europe-wide student exchange scheme regardless the outcome of...

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Love our colleges campaign makes its mark in the East Midlands

A group of ten East Midlands college leaders met up at Chesterfield College today to celebrate this year’s national...

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AQA to pay out £1.1m for ‘serious breaches’ on exam re-marks

AQA has been fined £350,000 – the largest ever handed out by Ofqual – and will compensate schools and...

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FE Commissioner passes judgement on £20m college subcontracting scandal

A college faces “multiple, difficult and high-risk” challenges after being rocked by a £20 million subcontracting scandal which has...

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New research leads AoC to demand extra funding for students with ‘complex’ needs

Funding for students progressing to college from Pupil Referral Units should more than double to £10,000, the Association of...

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