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Grant pays for anti-bullying training

Learners from Hereward College’s peer support team received anti-bullying training. The team, which was launched in 2005 to help...

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Walk for hospital that saved ‘little miracle’

Darlington College learner organised a 33-mile trek along Hadrian’s Wall to raise funds for a hospital unit that saved...

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Flexibility plea after apprenticeships fall

Greater contracting flexibility at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) could help reverse the continued decline in all-age apprenticeship starts,...

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AELP concerns over Labour’s apprenticeship policy

The Labour Party has been urged by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) to scrap its policy...

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Second wave of maths upskilling courses planned for FE teachers

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) will run a second wave of training courses aimed at increasing the number...

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Principal issues ‘think of learners’ plea over strike plans

The principal of Lambeth College has pleaded with University and College Union (UCU) members to step back from “damaging...

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£142m contractor top-slicing ‘extortionate’ 40 pc

The country’s biggest Skills Funding Agency (SFA) contractor is charging management fees up to an “extortionate” 40 per cent...

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Finanacial problems ‘typical’ says principal ordered to improve

The principal of a financially-troubled sixth form college ordered by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to improve has hit...

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Weymouth principal suspended amid financial difficulties

Weymouth College principal Liz Myles has been suspended — around six months after FE Commissioner Dr David Collins identified...

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