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The Skills Funding Agency has “hardened it’s position” on fees charged to fully-fund- ed learners over 19. Kirsty Evans, director of funding policy at the agency, told delegates at Lsect’s autumn finance conference held at Morley College on November 6, that it now tried to avoid “might” in its documents, using “must” and “have to” […]

Ofsted’s new common inspection framework came under the spotlight when providers met for an expert guidance session led by inspector of more than 10 years’ experience Megan Whittaker. Around 35 representatives from a range of providers, including colleges and subcontractors, were at the conference entitled Preparing for Inspection with the new Common Inspection Framework. The […]

To celebrate the publication of our Supporting Improvement supplement, in partnership with LSIS, we invite you to participate in this tweeting competition. Simply tweet @feweek your top tip for college or training provider improvement, before November 23. We will retweet all entries, and our favourite five will win a mug full of sweets (see picture above) Never tweeted? Then download the […]

Principals, teachers and experts gathered to discuss improving the status of staff in colleges and training providers at a roundtable event in Westminster. The impact of Lord Lingfield’s independent review on professionalism in further education was at the core of the panel’s debate, which included chief executives from the Association of Colleges (AoC), the Learning […]

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Assessment malpractice, funding uncertainties, new courses and immigration rules were the hot topics of discussion at a conference on English courses for foreigners. Ian Dexter, reform officer at Ofqual, kicked off the sold-out event with a presentation on proposals for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). He told the audience at London’s Morley College […]