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Careers guidance and financial support top ATL election manifesto priorities

Good careers guidance, financial support for learners progressing to FE and an end to colleges being run for profit…

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Baker in ‘no Neets’ plea as youth job hopes take centre stage

The number of jobless young people is as its lowest level in five years, but at the Youth Employment…

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Twitter row principal calls off CEO move

A Hampshire principal caught up in a Twitter row in which BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson was labelled a c***…

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Commissioner claims first scalp

The FE Commissioner has claimed his first scalp with LeSoCo principal Maxine Room standing down at the end of…

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College bursary roll-overs stopped

Colleges are to be stopped from rolling unspent 16 to 19 bursary money of more than £500 over into…

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Free school meal pay-outs leave colleges feeling short-changed

Colleges claim they have been left short-changed after learning how much money they will receive to pay for the…

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Former BIS chief in governance warning

The former head of skills investment at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Bis) has warned that entrepreneurial…

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Providers in dark about job status of learners

More than half of providers are failing to meet targets for collecting data about the employment status of their…

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Learner lie-ins as college trials 10am starts

Fancy a 10am start at work? Most would, and that’s what learners at North East Surrey College of Technology…

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Bright storm continues as Highfield hits back

An awarding organisation has hit back at claims by Bright Assessing chief executive Krissy Charles-Jones about its qualifications. She…

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New alliance aims to help colleges recruit better governors

A new organisation has been launched today to encourage high-calibre and skilled people to join college governing bodies. The…

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LeSoCo principal Maxine Room to stand down

The principal of LeSoCo in south east London is to stand down at the end of the academic year,…

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