Opinion

Employer ownership of skills: a Christmas rant

Employers are to be given £250 million of colleges’ funding. Shocking. But hang on: what funding is it that...

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FE Week Reporter
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Colleges in December… It’s a Wonderful Life

Christmas – what does that mean for colleges? Well Christmas starts early in FE. Feels like it starts in...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The latest plans for FE

With the Chancellor’s Autumn Financial Statement now out of the way, budgets are being set for different parts of...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Stop bashing schools

This conference season has felt particularly ‘anti-school’. Don’t get me wrong, there’s always been an element of schools bashing,...

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FE Week Reporter
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BIS clarifies national funding rates, bursary schemes, and more…

FE Week receives many questions about government announcements. This week we sought a number of clarifications from the Department...

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FE Week Reporter
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Government policy on careers advice and guidance in spotlight at conference‏

The future of careers advice in both colleges and schools was scrutinised at the AoC Careers Education, Information, Advice...

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FE Week Reporter
News

UCU in financial turmoil

Urgent action is needed to prevent the University and College Union (UCU) being plunged into debt, a letter from...

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FE Week Reporter
News

As disputes rise so do the costs

As icy draughts and the impact of budget cuts blow through further education, tensions among staff are rising. Small...

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FE Week Reporter
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Ministers call for a Royal Society of Apprentices

A Royal Society of Apprentices should be established to help promote vocational training, according to the All Party Paliamentary...

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FE Week Reporter