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Government ‘must do more’ to let learners know they’re entitled to loans

The government must do more to promote the newly-expanded FE learner loans, to avoid the danger of low take-up…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Who has joined the SFA naughty step this month?

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) publishes a monthly update on notices of concern, which FE Week will report on…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Concern cheaper SFA dashboard is simply passing costs onto colleges

A controversial new data dashboard could cut costs incurred by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) by almost two thirds…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Fraudster jailed for 15 months after faking apprenticeship certificates

A man has been jailed for 15 months for defrauding New College Swindon out of almost £43,000 of Skills…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Members of Squad UK announced for euroskills Gothenburg 2016

A team of the country’s most skilled young people have been selected to represent the UK at EuroSkills 2016,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Breaking: Tees Valley area review ends with three proposed mergers

Three mergers involving five FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed as part of the…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke


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Second solo UTC hit with EFA improvement notice

A second standalone university technical college (UTC) has been handed a financial notice to improve over an “apparent loss…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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First solo UTC served with financial notice to improve

The first ever standalone university technical college (UTC) to be hit with a financial improvement notice must draw up…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Revised accounts show principal annual pay packet of £358,000

LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed The college with the best-paid principal in the…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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New taskforce aims to help those with learning disabilities onto apprenticeships

The government has announced a taskforce to help more people with learning disabilities to access apprenticeships — but admitted…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Apprenticeship levy could fund training for vicars

The apprenticeship levy could be used to train the next generation of Church of England (CoE) vicars. The CoE…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Out-of-area funding exposes devolution ‘postcode lottery’

> ‘Valuable analysis’ shows 20 per cent of adult funding being spent on learners outside region of the provider…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord

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