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College students see their petition on funding debated in parliament

Creating a petition signed by tens of thousands of people and a debate attended by as many as 50...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofsted exposes apprenticeship firm for recruiting without ‘integrity’ and breaking funding rules

A new provider has been exposed by Ofsted after inspectors found it failed to recruit apprentices with “integrity” and...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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GLA ploughs ahead with subcontracting fees cap – but DfE still dragging its heels

The Greater London Authority is one step closer to capping management fees when it takes control of the adult...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Long-delayed FE teacher apprenticeship standards ready for delivery next week

Three FE teaching apprenticeship standards will be ready for delivery from next week following a successful funding-band appeal against...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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MPs from all sides call for an end to six years of real-term FE funding rate cuts

There was cross-party and unanimous condemnation from dozens of MPs over real-terms cuts to FE funding during a Parliamentary...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Charity to test new GCSE maths curriculum for controversial resits policy

A maths charity has been awarded £60,000 to investigate the “feasibility” of a new GCSE curriculum in the subject...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Colleges congratulated as FE funding tops DfE’s correspondence league tables

FE funding was the most popular topic of correspondence from MPs and stakeholders to education ministers in the last...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Provider integrity at heart of Ofsted’s new Common Inspection Framework

Ofsted will soon focus on providers’ “integrity” during inspections, but its chief inspector has said she cannot turn the...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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College funding to get its day in the sun with House of Commons debate

A petition to increase college funding will get its day in the sun with a debate in the House...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon