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Employer ownership criticised as ‘top-slicing’

An FE leader blasted new training incentives for businesses worth £150m as “top slicing” funds from the adult skills...

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Functional skills funding to double

The FE Minister has pledged to double the amount of money available for adult English and maths skills branding...

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FE Week Reporter
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Panel sets out to define FE Guild

From left: Martin Doel, Peter Davies, David Hughes and Graham Hoyle on the panel at the Association of Colleges...

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Shadow minister’s care blow for FE leaders

The Shadow minister for Education has “disappointed” FE leaders after casting doubt on colleges’ ability to “care and support”...

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FE Week Reporter
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Report warned of merger costs

A cash-strapped college that recently got a government warning about its finances went ahead with a “costly” merger despite...

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FE Week Reporter
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Martin Doel, chief executive, Association of Colleges

On the day he should have been sitting his maths A level, Martin Doel was in hospital after being...

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FE Week Reporter
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Women ‘not at’ FE colleges table

More taxpayers’ cash should be spent on attracting women to college governors’ boards in a bid to combat under-representation,...

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FE Week Reporter
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January exams at centre of row with watchdog

Plans to scrap staggered A-level exams and limit resit opportunities have been branded “overzealous changes” that could “thwart” learning....

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January exams at centre of row with watchdog

Plans to scrap staggered A-level exams and limit resit opportunities have been branded “overzealous changes” that could “thwart” learning....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter