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Apprenticeship starts fall by more than 60,000, according to government figures

All-age apprenticeships starts fell by 13 per cent last year according to provisional government data released this morning. The…

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AELP to demand continued investment in skills at autumn conference

The government will face calls for continued investment in FE and skills when sector leaders meet in Birmingham today….

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Up front accreditation of quals to end next month, Ofqual boss reveals

The requirement for qualifications to be accredited by Ofqual before they are regulated will be lifted from next month,…

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College strike off after High Court rules in AoC’s favour

A planned strike by staff at colleges in England has been called off after the High Court handed down…

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‘Unsustained’ initiatives and ‘inability to learn lessons’ affecting skills system, report warns

Further education and skills has been marred by frequent change and “unsustained” initiatives, and a “lack of organisational memory”…

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Liberal Democrat party conference : Apprentice minimum wage pledge from Business Secretary

Plans to boost apprentices’ pay by more than £1 an-hour have been cautiously welcomed amid concerns the rise could…

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Ofsted reinspection timeframe halved

Ofsted proposals to halve the time between inspections of good FE and skills providers have been questioned by the…

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New policy behind rise in gcse resitters at college

Learners are turning to FE after being refused entry to school sixth forms following a change in government policy,…

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SFA ‘top-up’ on Esol welcomed — but concern for 2015/16

A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) move to allow “topping-up” on funding for new English for Speakers of Other Languages…

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Staff get ‘improved’ offer as strike vote ends

Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike just before the summer holiday and are considering further industrial…

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Phones 4u apprentices find new employers

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and subcontractor EQL Solutions have revealed plans to support apprentices left unemployed after Phones…

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Childcare sector calls for return of Functional Skills as entry option

Childcare qualification providers have called for Functional Skills to be reinstated as entry requirements for early years educator (EYE)…

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Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

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