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Free meal guidelines issued by Education Funding Agency

Colleges will get £2.41 for every free meal served to a disadvantaged learner under a new system coming into…

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Accounting most popular for FE loans

Qualifications in accounting and youth work have proved the most popular for students taking out 24+ advanced learner loans,…

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Hancock hits back over FE funding cuts

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock (pictured above) has hit back at criticism of government cuts, claiming it was “misleading” to say…

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Apprentice funding plans rejected in consultation

The full results of the government’s apprenticeship funding consultation last year have been released for the first time —…

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Indy wins college plan go ahead

An Essex-based independent learning provider is one step closer to opening the first new FE college in 20 years…

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Sharp rise in degree starts at FE colleges, HEFCE report shows

The number of students starting degree courses at further education colleges in England has risen by almost 60 per…

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Schools to be forced to tell learners about FE and skills options

Schools will be forced to tell learners about vocational study and apprenticeship options by law after the government published…

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Former chair Hughes calls for equality and diversity action at ETF

Former Education and Training Foundation (ETF) chair and board member David Hughes has called for more to be done…

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NUS’s first FE president Toni Pearce wins second term

Toni Pearce, the first president of the National Union 0f Students (NUS) from a further education background, has been…

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Exclusive: Agency clears Elmfield Training of falsely claiming for learners on Morrisons apprentice scheme in a two page report following a six month investigation

A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) investigation has ruled that defunct training provider Elmfield did not receive funding it was…

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Toni Fazaeli announces retirement from IfL chief role

Institute for Learning (IfL) chief executive Toni Fazaeli has announced plans for her retirement after six years in the…

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New £2.9m research centre for adult literacy and numeracy

The government is investing £2.9m in a new research centre that will focus on improving adult literacy and numeracy….

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Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

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Billy Camden
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Colleges, FE Commissioner

Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

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