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Elmfield boss quits over Ofsted’s inadequate grading

The boss of Elmfield Training has quit after Ofsted inspectors gave the firm an inadequate rating having come across...

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New apprenticeship application figures reveal just one in ten under 19-year-olds are successful

Junior Shadow Education Minister Tristram Hunt has called on the government to boost 16 to 18-year-old apprenticeship hopefuls after...

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FE foundation considers priorities at first board meeting

The new Education and Training Foundation laid out key priorities in its first board meeting on Monday. The organisation,...

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Report on college governance calls for diversity assessments

A review of college governance by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has called for yearly diversity assessments....

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Nick Linford
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Union votes in favour of strike action at Lesoco

A London college has been added to the ranks of those facing industrial action as staff up and down...

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Opinion

FE mergers and acquisitions are logical steps towards increasing educational sophistication

Forget egos and government indecision: mergers and acquisitions are logical steps towards increasing educational sophistication, says David Sherlock. I’ve...

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Nick Linford
Opinion

Apprenticeship funding should be rerouted through the tax system

Highly-skilled jobs needn’t be the reserve of graduates, says Michael Davis. For him, a change in apprenticeships funding might...

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Nick Linford

WorldSkills 2013 souvenir edition

Download your free copy of the FE Week 24-page WorldSkills 2013 souvenir edition, sponsored by NCFE. Click here to download (20mb) Introduction...

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Team UK’s golden duo

A bricklayer from Warrington and a cabinet maker from Chichester proved to be golden for the UK as they...

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