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Stephen Exley
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Ofsted considers campus grades after area reviews
Move would aim to boost local accountability in colleges with geographical spreads
1 July 2016
First college granted full degree-awarding powers
NCG says the decision by QAA is a ‘landmark development for the sector’
29 June 2016
‘Double-decker buses drop off hundreds at the showground’
One college hires the only local facility big enough to accommodate nearly 800 students resitting GCSEs
26 June 2016
Ofsted denies ‘unfair’ focus on English and maths in FE inspections
Paul Joyce, deputy director for FE and skills at the inspectorate, acknowledges the difficulties posed by the increase in GCSE English and maths resits
24 June 2016
First sixth-form college applies to become an academy
New College Pontefract hopes to transfer its assets to an academy trust on 1 January 2017
16 June 2016
Brexit could be ‘disastrous’ for FE and skills, warns Gordon Marsden
Economic uncertainty caused by leaving the European Union could scupper the government’s 3 million apprenticeship target, according to the shadow FE and skills minister
15 June 2016