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‘Fill your classrooms and don’t spend money on marketing to compete with neighbouring colleges,’ FE Commissioner tells principals

Too few learners per classroom and marketing strategies that pit college against neighbouring college are among the issues preventing...

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Jude Burke
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Trailblazer incentive payments ‘can cover’ costly exams

Employer bodies have attacked Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) guidance that Trailblazer apprenticeship incentive payments are used...

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Jude Burke
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Lord Baker hits back at ‘get out of jail’ criticism

Former Education Secretary Ken Baker (pictured above) has hit back at criticism that his university technical college (UTC) project...

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Jude Burke
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Providers urged to think about what technology ‘will do for learners’

The impact technology has on learners is more important to Ofsted than the technology itself, a former inspector told...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Fetl symposium looks to the future of FE and skills

The “perfect storm” of challenges facing the sector is, according to Association of Colleges (AoC) chief executive Martin Doel,...

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Jude Burke
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FE Commissioner ends work at Lancashire Adult Learning and Stratford Upon Avon College

Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured above) has ended his involvement at two more FE and skills providers....

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Jude Burke
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Hackney Community College first to be rated under new Ofsted framework — but report layout comes under fire

Hackney Community College went up an Ofsted grade to good today as it became the first FE and skills...

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Experienced troubleshooter takes over as interim principal at Stafford College

Experienced troubleshooter Ian Clinton has temporarily taken charge at Stafford College, following the resignation of previous principal Beverley Smith....

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Ofsted boss tells government to ‘stop’ subsiding low wage adult apprenticeships in exclusive interview with FE Week

Widespread use of government cash to subsidise low wages on apprenticeships for older learners has “got to stop”, Ofsted...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke