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General election results full of drama see Johnson return with huge majority

Gordon Marsden and Anne Milton were two high profile FE casualties as the Conservatives secured a 80 seat majority…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden loses seat

Labour’s shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden has lost the battle to keep his parliamentary seat. Marsden lost out to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Surprise £10m deficit fault of ‘inept’ staff, says college boss

“Genuine ineptness” has led to a surprise £10 million deficit at a large London college group, its chief executive…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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IfATE board ‘stressed need’ for better way of setting funding rates

The board of the government’s apprenticeship agency has “stressed” the need for a funding band methodology that “works, is…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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College delivers TV Christmas to local pensioner

Oldham College learners have teamed up with BBC Breakfast to deliver a Christmas tree and a carol concert to…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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UK competitor appointed to WorldSkills Champions Trust

A Team UK competitor has been appointed to the international WorldSkills Champions Trust, making him its sole representative from…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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The 8 concerns researchers found at approved T-level providers

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has today published its second research report into T-levels. It follows a…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Pearson launches new Learning Hub

Pearson has launched its latest digital venture in the form of a brand-new Learning Hub. Pearson Learning Hub, which…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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SFC delays Diamond payout report till January

A report into an influential college commission chair’s controversial payout from an ex-employer will be released in the New…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofsted watch: 4 ‘insufficient progress’ verdicts in mixed week for FE

A software firm and three providers working in the care sector have been heavily criticised by Ofsted, in a…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Marsden in a fight to survive as an MP

One of the most prominent and long-standing further education representatives in the House of Commons is battling to save…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Providers win CoF challenges every time

Every provider that challenged the government on English and maths condition of funding penalties over the past three years…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu

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Billy Camden
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Anviksha Patel
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