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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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Governors get three-point college improvement plan

College governors have been given a three-point improvement plan in a joint 157 Group and Ofsted report on good practice…

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Employers call for apprenticeship control — but what did key FE players think?

More than 30 employer bodies joined forces to call for greater control over apprenticeships just days after a technical…

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Success rates change makes system ‘overly complex’

A college principal has hit out at proposed changes to the way the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) reports and…

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Top DfE civil servant makes IAG concession

There remains “more to be done” to improve careers advice and guidance in England, the Department for Education’s most…

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