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McFadden reappointed work and pensions secretary

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Preston College appoints Burnley deputy as next principal

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Watchdogs on the lookout for AI experts

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Co-investment cost hike ‘will turn firms off apprenticeships’

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DfE sticks with ‘overly broad’ digital V Level

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Security regulator bans BIIAB after fraud probe

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Skills England staff morale among worst in civil service

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Specialist FE belongs in Burnham’s Britain

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The career ladder is missing its first rung

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AI might accelerate processes, but it can’t sit with ambiguity

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Bonding at a bootcamp before their march east to China

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Trethewey guides AQA into the vocational skills landscape

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David Gallagher, NCFE chief executive, 1980–2026

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A Knight in shining armour for back-to-work mums

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‘Bradford’s proper sexy’: The honey badger who transformed a college

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What would Andy Burnham in Number 10 mean for FE?
19 Jun 2026 | Politics
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Day in the life: ‘No young person is bad – you just have to listen to them’
18 Jun 2026 | Colleges
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Giving his students a virtual reality check
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‘We need to expect the unexpected’: Colleges brace for energy emergencies
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Trethewey guides AQA into the vocational skills landscape

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‘Bradford’s proper sexy’: The honey badger who transformed a college

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What would Andy Burnham in Number 10 mean for FE?

19 Jun 2026 | Politics
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Giving his students a virtual reality check

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‘We need to expect the unexpected’: Colleges brace for energy emergencies
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Principal sums: 97 college chiefs now on £200k-plus packages
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Day in the life: The community campus lead peddling a virtuous cycle for students
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Inside the booming business of high-tech exam cheating
14 May 2026 | Assessment