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The growth of higher education in FE [further education] colleges is at the centre of government policy to expand undergraduate education at levels below the first degree and to incorporate this provision in a new vocational ladder spanning compulsory and post-compulsory education. Drawing on a study of the past, present and future of higher education in FE colleges, this summary report examines the policy aims, operational complexities and strategic uncertainties which surround this area of activity. It analyses the wider context for decision-making in colleges and highlights the dual character of the policies, structures and processes relating to this provision. It will be useful to curriculum managers in further and higher education as well as policy officers in sector organisations and national bodies.