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Lord Sainsbury criticised over ‘retail assistant’ comments

Lord Sainsbury has been branded an “elitist” after he claimed in a speech to the Association of Colleges’ annual...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Richard Atkins: The FE sector ‘is doing pretty well’

The FE sector is not doomed, the new commissioner has insisted during upbeat speech dismissing claims that it was...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Ministers need to fund technical education, says Lord Sainsbury

Ministers need to take a more realistic view of the cost of high-quality technical education and increase funding to...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Small school scandal deepens as academy trust found running sixth form with fewer than 20 pupils

A multi-academy trust might be running a new sixth form with fewer than 20 students, FE Week has learned,...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Court date set for AoC judicial review over new sixth form

The court start date has been set for the Association of College’s first judicial review against the government in...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Exclusive: AoC India to close after 25 colleges quit

A college partnership network set up by the Association of Colleges to provide UK vocational education and training programmes...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

How colleges can keep up with apprenticeship reforms

If colleges wish to continue to deliver apprenticeships, they will need to adapt quickly, writes Teresa Frith We are...

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Employers more satisfied with private training providers than colleges

Private training providers will be patting themselves on the back this week, following Skills Funding Agency research that revealed...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

What FE can expect from the autumn statement

If the prime minister’s vision of a fairer economy with better opportunities for everyone is to become reality, says...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor