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Open letter sees government on defensive before apprenticeship figures announced

The government is on the defensive one day before the latest apprenticeship figures appear, expected to show a continued…

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Jude Burke
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Leading charity sector figure to lead London’s largest college group

A leading figure from the charity sector will take the reins at London’s largest college group. Roy O’Shaughnessy, who…

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Paul Offord
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Festival of Learning winners 2018 winners announced

The Learning and Work Institute has announced the 35 award winners and highly commended nominees for the 2018 Festival…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Two Stoke studio schools will shut down

Two studio schools in Stoke-on-Trent will close by next summer amid dire problems with recruiting students. Stoke-on-Trent Studio College…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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‘Outstanding’ Ofsted result for Redbridge Institute of Adult Education

A local authority provider has been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the first time since 2015. Redbridge Institute of…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Rye Studio School to close over low pupil numbers

The Rye Studio School in East Sussex will close this summer after it failed to recruit even half of…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord


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Scrap the Institute for Apprenticeships, says Lords report

The Institute for Apprenticeships should be scrapped, according to an influential committee that sits in the House of Lords….

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Queen’s birthday honours 2018: Who got what in FE and skills?

The FE and skills sector is well represented in the Queen’s birthday honours list this year, in which Ofsted’s…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Army recruits (again): IfA appoints deputy director to oversee T-levels

The Institute for Apprenticeships has appointed yet another military person to its leadership team – and they’ve been given…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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IfA extends T-levels consultation deadline AGAIN

The deadline on the latest T-levels consultation has been extended yet again, and the Institute for Apprenticeships will now…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted watch: Success for employer-provider but college falls two grades from ‘outstanding’

An employer-provider has boosted its grade to ‘good’ in a mixed week for the FE sector, as Highbury College…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Council accused of SEND transport discrimination

A local authority has been accused of breaking government guidelines on college transport charges, and parents of children with…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord

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