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The new head of Ofsted’s attitude towards FE is a breath of fresh air after the combative style of her predecessor Sir Michael Wilshaw

Hereford Sixth Form College has made history by becoming the first college to convert to academy status. But how many will follow its shining example?

The government is pushing for a Ucas-style central application system for apprenticeships and technical education – and Ucas itself appears to want to run the show

FE officials at the DfE have plenty to think about just now, but the long-awaited merger between the two funding agencies should surely be bumped up the list

London boroughs have spoken out against a new rule that will put them under pressure to increase their creation of apprenticeships by more than 570 per cent