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At the prestigious city headquarters of the Bank of New York last month we presented the first group of…

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A call to demonstrate what FE and its workforce can offer

Andrew Harden reflects on FE events at the UCU 2015 congress in Glasgow. The University and College Union’s (UCU)…

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What chance a sevenfold increase in FE loans?

Investment in learning by individuals was meant to go up with FE loans, despite FE budget cuts. But latest…

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Time for new post-incorporation model for general FE colleges

After more than two decades of freedom from local authority control, general FE colleges are today operating in a…

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There’s another Budget soon — be sure your sector voice is heard

My last column was all about the politics of FE. I got a few encouraging responses publicly on Twitter…

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A vision for the future of prison education

Providers who deliver adult education and skills training in England’s prisons are expecting their contracts to end next year,…

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Apprenticeships — it’s about learning and it’s about time

Bill Lucas was a keynote speaker at an international conference in Sweden on vocational education and training recently. Here…

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Don’t undervalue your HR director

Staff costs are, like all variables, a source of savings that come under review in times of austerity. Ian…

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Colleges in peril — but looking beyond merger

Lewisham Southwark College and Greenwich Community College are both considering merger as part of reviews with the FE Commissioner…

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Look at inspection results, and look at management

Research in the last edition of FE Week showed how the proportion of new grade three results was up…

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‘Let’s agree there should be no relaxation of standards in pursuit of 3m apprenticeships’

David Cameron could have spoken about many policies in his agenda when he addressed the nation outside Number 10…

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Enter apprenticeships, centre stage

The target has been set and the election won — now the government must set about achieving 3m apprenticeships….

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