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AoC survey reveals a ‘worrying’ drop in low level learners

Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey...

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Government publish FE Choices

Private providers ahead of FE colleges in government learner satisfaction survey. Learners think private training providers listen and respond...

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FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Helena Kennedy QC, Labour peer and barrister

“This is no misery memoir,” says the Labour peer and barrister Helena Kennedy of her upbringing in the south...

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FE Week Reporter
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Does satisfactory require improvement?

Ofsted has announced a consultation which will propose replacing the ‘satisfactory’ grade with ‘requires improvement’ for all further education...

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FE Week Reporter
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The merits of an FE loans system debated

Pictured above from left to right: Paul Warner, AELP, David Hughes, NIACE, and Martin Doel, AoC, at the EMFEC...

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The ACE new system for apprenticeships

The new online certification system for apprenticeships, designed to reduce bureaucracy and improve quality, has been launched. Apprenticeship Certificates...

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FE Week Reporter
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Concern over college recruitment trends

Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey on...

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FE Week Reporter
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Colleges working harder than ever to help unemployed, say AoC

Colleges provide training for more than 1000 unemployed people each year, according to a report by the Association of...

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New apprenticeship certification to be launched

A new online system for certification of apprenticeships will be launched today (Wednesday). Apprenticeship Certificates England (ACE) has been...

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FE Week Reporter