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Special investigation: The fallout from mass exam reversal

Thousands of young people are having their recent exam failures reversed, thanks to a change in the design of...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Stephenson College challenged over £100,000 tactical subcontracting

A college that charged up to 57 per cent in management fees has been found to be attempting to...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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London mega-merger to create England’s third biggest college group

Moves are afoot to create one of the largest college groups in the country by joining four institutions from...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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More than 1,000 16 to 18-year-olds who failed courses last year to be told they passed

More than 1,000 learners that failed their courses last year are now being told they’ve passed. Under the previous...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Charity set to announce purchase of People 1st

UPDATE: The Workforce Development Trust has confirmed the acquisition of People 1st. However, the Institute for Apprenticeships has said...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Apprenticeship qualifications: no uptake under new rules

No employer groups have taken advantage of the Institute for Apprenticeships’ new rules for including qualifications in apprenticeships, FE...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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IfA in talks with charity to take on EQA role after People 1st goes bust

The Institute for Apprenticeships is understood to be close to reaching a deal with an organisation to take over...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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College that needed huge bailouts set to merge

A college that has received millions of pounds in government bailouts has announced plans to merge. Accrington and Rossendale...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Special investigation: Why are colleges turning their backs on traineeships?

Colleges delivered less than a quarter of traineeships last year and nearly half across the country had no starts...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke