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18 May 2026

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Josh Mellor

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Regulator probes collapse of engineering trainer

Ditched staff at Oldham Training Centre fear loss of redundancy cash as deadline nears

Josh Mellor

3w | Apprenticeships
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Secrecy for seven ends as devolution budgets revealed

Newly-devolved adult skills regions digest DWP allocations and discuss plans

Josh Mellor

3w | Adult education
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CEO faces ruin after fighting directors’ bonus plan

Court lands sacked boss with costs bill following his defence of non-profit business

Josh Mellor

16 Apr 2026 | Awarding
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Inquiry vote backed as City & Guilds members demand answers

Trustees face anger over commercial-arm sale amid claims that concerns were ‘brushed aside’

Josh Mellor

15 Apr 2026 | Awarding
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Revealed: The next 19 ‘technical excellence colleges’

The colleges will have access to £175 million to specialise in defence, energy, digital or manufacturing

Josh Mellor

14 Apr 2026 | Colleges
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London mayor uses unspent adult skills funding for youth NEETs programme

Experts fear that diverting money risks robbing Peter to pay Paul

Josh Mellor

9 Apr 2026 | Adult education
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Colchester college wins Court of Appeal VAT fight

HMRC has until April 24 to decide whether it wants to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court

Josh Mellor

3 Apr 2026 | Colleges
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Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor

31 Mar 2026 | Awarding
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Probe finds £190k in overclaims at collapsed apprenticeship provider

The company folded last year after the DfE terminated its apprenticeship contract

Josh Mellor

30 Mar 2026 | Apprenticeships
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Missing teenagers suggests a worthless guarantee

Councils are struggling to keep track of thousands of young people who should be entering post-16 ...

Josh Mellor

31 Mar 2026 | Young people