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Two colleges win school approvals from dfe as third prepares new plan

Two colleges have been granted permission to open their own free schools in the latest wave of 49 free schools given the go-ahead by the government. New College Swindon’s bid to open a school and sixth form in Swindon and New College Pontefract’s plans to open a 1,200 learner sixth form centre in Doncaster were […]

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Edition 116: Chris Toon and Jacqueline Grubb

Two new deputy principals have been appointed at opposite ends of the country. Chris Toon has taken up post at Gateshead College, while Jacqueline Grubb has done the same at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCot). Mr Toon, who had spent the previous two years at Liverpool’s Knowsley Community College, has more than 15 years’ experience […]

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Free school green light for Weston and Bedford

Two general further education colleges have been given the green light to open free schools in the latest round of government approvals. Weston College and Bedford College were among the sponsors of 35 new free schools announced by the Department for Education (DfE) last week. Weston’s free school, Bristol Futures Academy, will specialise in alternative […]

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Free schools sector poised for more FE college sponsors

Two FE colleges and one sixth form college are expected to bid to open their own free schools when the next round of Department for Education (DfE) bidding opens, FE Week can reveal. Croydon College and New College Swindon want to open free schools with sixth form provision, while New College Pontefract — a sixth […]

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A-level results day 2014

Students across the country were this morning finding out how they performed in their A-levels and deciding their next steps — and pictured above are Derby College’s Daniel Buckley, Lara White and Micha Davis. According to UCAS data published in July 2014, the total applicant numbers for higher education this year are up by 4 per […]

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Staff unsure of under fire principal’s future

Staff at a college in the South West are in the dark about the future of their principal after an internal memo was sent out saying she would not be returning this term. A new acting principal has replaced Wiltshire College’s Di Dale, but a spokesperson declined to comment on whether she would be returning. […]

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New academy kicks off for 16 to 19s

City of Bath College has teamed up with Premier League football club Southampton to further the careers of talented young players. The Southampton Football Academy was launched this month giving 14 students the chance to combine their football development with academic studies on a two-year programme. The talented youngsters, aged 16 to 19, were chosen […]

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Traineeship plan revealed

Plans for a new training scheme to equip young people with “the confidence, skills and experience needed to find work” has been announced. FE minister Matthew Hancock has revealed a potential traineeship model, which could be in place by September 2013, and would see 16 to 24-year-olds not in education or struggling to find work […]

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Live updates: A Level Results Day

It is A Level results day today, so FE Week is publishing some of the happy college learners receiving their certificates. Picture above is Abiodun Aderibigbe and Tariro Dengezi from Croydon College.                              

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