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‘Qualifications don’t produce good teachers’

The new teaching and training qualifications for the FE sector dominated  discussion at the latest Westminster Education Forum last...

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FE Week Reporter
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Minister beams over college enterprise

It’s early days in the new relationship between FE and local enterprise partnerships, but how they will now work...

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FE Week Reporter
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April fools: How we pulled it off

The Association of Colleges took FE by storm over Easter with its ‘plans’ for an anthem and a flag...

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FE Week Reporter
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All sweet at FE Week

As if gold members weren’t a lucky enough lot with discounted entry to Lsect events, look at the kind...

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FE Week Reporter
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The post-Incorporation college: a not-so-sleeping giant

Leeds City College is one of the single largest providers of apprenticeships in the UK following the launch of...

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FE Week Reporter
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‘If that doesn’t work, we do it again.’ Really?

Next time you come across a member of your college marketing staff, treat him or her gently. They’re a...

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FE Week Reporter
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Forming an orderly queue to improve customer service

When the Association of Colleges helped give 31 enterprising colleges a permanent presence in India earlier this year, the...

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FE Week Reporter
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Four into one equals success

City and Islington College, born in 1993, has faced challenges aplenty in its 20 years. Despite the blips, a...

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FE Week Reporter
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How do you solve a problem like ‘college’?

Public confusion about the identity of a “college”, poor media perception of FE and a lack of skills among...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter