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Factors affecting choice of college aren’t set in stone

Holger Bollmann analyses the results of a recent survey of FE students and parents which looked at what factors...

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Getting personal

As an employer myself, it was a surprise to learn that Ofsted had decided not to take any action...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Young refugees need emotional as well as academic support

Victoria Leney explains how the findings of her study into support procedures for 16-18-year-old unaccompanied refugee learners can be...

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Setting the scene for a devolved future

Shane Chowen looks at how the upcoming local elections and devolution could affect FE. More than 475 elections will soon...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
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Wilshaw wrong and Ofsted need to rescue damaged reputation

Michael Wilshaw needs to publically back the FE sector at once – or resign, says Tony Davis. Ofsted Chief...

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Stand up for London apprenticeships

London accounts for only 12.5 per cent of the UK population, yet it generates 22 per cent of UK...

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Hold fire over outright subcontracting ban

Mark Dawe explains warns against hasty decisions being made over subcontracting because of a new Skills Funding Agency (SFA)...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
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Don’t rely on volunteers to improve careers advice

Laura-Jane Rawlings raises concern about the reliance on employer volunteers to make the government’s careers advice strategy work. We...

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Winning colleges taking sport more seriously

Last weekend’s national colleges sports championships, held in Newcastle, Sunderland and Gateshead, were a huge success, judging by feedback...

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