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Sector set to step up for Muslim women’s £20m English funding

The services of colleges and independent learning providers (ILPs) could be called upon to deliver English language lessons to...

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Cameron’s 3m target boost — but no standard take-off

Reformed apprenticeships have shown little sign of taking off in latest government statistics that indicate the programme could be...

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Deadline missed on apprenticeship consultation

The government has missed the first key deadline from its own timeline for apprenticeship reform implementation over the next...

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Online learning ‘not cheap option’

A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) decision not to introduce a reduced funding rate for online learning has been welcomed...

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College vineyard ships to South Korea

The UK’s only college vineyard has shipped its first batch of wine to a South Korean company owned by...

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Feltag online learning target was ‘red herring’

[slideshow_deploy id=’43845′] The 10 per cent target for online learning included in the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group...

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Liverpool-based Oakmere Community College appeals against two-grade slump to inadequate

A Liverpool-based independent learning provider (ILP) has launched an appeal after it slumped from its previous ‘good’ Ofsted rating...

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Boles to appear before Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy

Skills Minister Nick Boles will face a grilling from MPs on the Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy on Monday...

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Lifting of restriction on providers running traineeships brought forward to February 1

The date when the restriction requiring providers to have grade one or two Ofsted ratings to run traineeships will...

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