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Who will run the FE centres of excellence for maths?

The autumn budget brought with it a commitment from the government to invest £40 million in new further education centres of excellence for maths. FE Week looks at where these new maths hubs might be built. Plans to spend money to address the government’s forced GCSE resits policy were widely welcomed last week, including the […]

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The new prime providers who struck gold in the first AEB tender

There were many winners to emerge from the AEB procurement, including two new prime providers which each received more than £1 million. Top of the list of first-time primes is London-based Free to Learn, which has £2 million for November to July next year. Its chief commercial officer was bullish about the company’s ability to […]

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Movers and Shakers: Edition 218

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Mike Kilbride, Principal, Birkenhead Sixth Form College Start date: September 2017 Previous job: Deputy principal at Birkenhead Sixth Form College Interesting fact: Mike has been a Burnley FC season ticket holder for 40 years. ____________________________________________ Jo Maher, Principal, Boston College Start date: September 2017 Previous job: […]

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Area review waves four and five recommendations published

Reports into the final two waves of the area reviews of post-16 education and training have finally been published – bringing the process to a close almost two years after it began. The 15 documents detailing the outcomes of the reviews in waves four and five of the process were made public today by the […]

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Let’s get FE and schools talking more

FE and schools rubbed shoulders at this year’s festivals of education and skills – wouldn’t it be interesting to get them talking more, asks Graham Taylor It was great to see education and skills – schools and FE – combined in one festival this year, at the splendid location of Wellington College. The Festival of […]

Opinion

Free further education for all is not a realistic aim

Manifesto promise: Scrap fees and loans in further education by doubling the Adult Education Budget Graham Taylor argues AGAINST There is much to admire in the Labour manifesto on education and skills. Labour has promised to make all further education free at the point of use. And who wouldn’t want this? They would “introduce free, […]

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A further education manifesto for 2017

As political parties scramble to write their manifestos, carefully crafting their words to minimise the number of broken promises if they get into power, Graham Taylor sets out some suggestions for further education policies. Preserve FE funding If politicians believe their own rhetoric, that education and skills are the future of our country’s economic success, […]

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Movers and Shakers: Edition 204

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Malcolm Goodwin has been appointed the new principal of Capel Manor College in Enfield, London. Mr Goodwin has worked at the college since 2013, first joining as an assistant principal before becoming vice-principal and deputy over the course of four years. He will succeed current principal […]

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Less than 50 per cent of inspected UTCs ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’

Less than half of the university technical colleges visited by Ofsted have received ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ grades, exclusive FE Week analysis has revealed, in another blow to the ailing project. The education watchdog has now visited a total of 20 UTCs, but only nine of these, or 45 per cent, were judged to be good […]

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