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T-level cold-spots could prove to be a major DfE headache

An FE Week investigation into T-level cold-spots has found six out of eight college principals in Lincolnshire appear to have turned their backs on the opportunity, with one telling FE Week the mandatory industry placement requirement in the region was “really, really difficult”. We also found no colleges or training providers in London would be […]

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Ofsted watch: An uncomfortable week for many providers

Three independent learning providers received a grade three from Ofsted, in a mixed week for FE providers. One independent learning provider, City College Nottingham, was found to be inadequate by the education watchdog but there were eight ‘good’ grades across the sector. Green Labyrinth, a Swindon-based independent learning provider, dropped from a grade two to […]

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Union to present £700m sixth form college invoice to DfE

Sixth form college staff will march on the Department for Education tomorrow and hand officials an invoice for £700 million – the amount they believe is still needed for the post-16 sector. Up to 200 National Education Union members from 25 sixth form colleges will head to the department’s London offices. The NEU says the […]

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Second college denied access to higher education register

Newham College of Further Education has become the second college to be refused admission to the Office for Students’ register of higher education providers. The universities regulator said the college had “failed to demonstrate it delivers successful outcomes”. This finding was based on the college’s continuation data – the number of higher education students progressing […]

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Revealed: London AEB tender funding allocations

The sums being handed to providers under the Greater London Authority’s adult education budget tender have been revealed. In August, the Department for Education devolved the capital’s £306 million adult education budget to the GLA; £130 million of which is being devolved over four years. The tender was launched in October, and the GLA said […]

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T-levels: The colleges selected to run courses in 2021

The names of the 64 colleges chosen to deliver T-levels in the second wave of their roll out have been announced. They’ll deliver the new post-16 technical education qualifications from 2021, in four routes: digital, construction, education and childcare, and health and science. An initial 50 providers will deliver the first T-levels from 2020. Unveiling […]

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Revealed: 54 colleges and providers chosen for second wave of Taking Teaching Further funding

The colleges and training providers chosen to recruit new FE teachers and improve links with industry for the second round of the £5 million Taking Teaching Further programme have been announced. Forty five providers are being tasked with recruiting 160 experienced industry professionals to work as post-16 teachers in four key sectors: childcare and education, […]

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Revealed: The 30 winners of the Greater London Authority AEB tender

The names of the 30 providers to win contracts with the Greater London Authority to deliver its devolved adult education budget from August have finally been released. Of the GLA’s total annual budget of £306 million, around £130 million is being procured over four years. A tender for a slice of the funding got underway […]

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Revealed: The 21 colleges that will share £40m Maths Centres of Excellence cash

The names of the 21 colleges selected to receive funding as Maths Centres of Excellence have been revealed. The centres are designed to test and share new ways to teach students who are re-sitting their maths GCSEs, and will share £40 million over the next five years. The programme will be expected to design new […]

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