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Sixth form colleges facing closer financial scrutiny during ‘challenging’ year

Sixth form college finances will come under a closer watch from the Education Funding Agency (EFA) as “the financial climate gets...

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Lowestoft College’s ‘on leave’ principal to step down after critical report

Lowestoft College principal Simon Summers (pictured) is to step down — just a fortnight after it was revealed he took...

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ETF seeks to answer IfL membership concerns after transfer vote green light

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) said it was still working out the details of a move to take...

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College’s pre-summer break job cuts announcement branded ‘cynical’ by UCU

Bosses at a college in the North East have come under fire from the University and College Union (UCU) for...

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Former Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden calls for return of ‘concept behind’ fraud-plagued funding system

The return of the “concept behind” a Labour government policy on funding adult skills abandoned in 2001 amid fraud...

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IfL council votes in favour of closing and takeover by ETF

The Institute for Learning (IfL) is to close and will be taken over by the Education and Training Foundation...

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Gazelle’s ‘supportive’ report from the ETF to remain private

An allegedly “supportive” report by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) on Gazelle will not be made public with both...

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Former IfL deputy chief makes last-ditch plea for body to stay ‘independent’ as members vote on ETF takeover plan

A former deputy chief executive of the Institute for Learning (IfL) has made a last-ditch public plea to stop...

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Skills Minister Nick Boles acknowledges ‘concerns’ that qualifications reform has gone too far

Skills Minister Nick Boles said he was prepared to investigate whether qualifications reform had “gone too far” as he...

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