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What to expect from FE’s most feared Budget

It’s less than 24 hours to go before what is possibly the FE and skills sector’s most feared Budget...

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Summer budget: Osborne announces apprenticeship levy for large businesses

A levy on large businesses to help fund apprenticeship growth has been announced by Chancellor George Osborne. Mr Osborne’s...

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New Lords committee on social mobility set to look into apprenticeships

A newly-established House of Lords committee on social mobility launches its first investigation tomorrow — and apprenticeships are set to be...

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TUC general secretary tells Unionlearn conference that fighting FE cuts is ‘first priority’

Trade Union Congress general secretary Frances O’Grady told delegates at the Unionlearn conference that fighting the “false economy of...

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On your marks, get set, go! — apprentices’ Brathay challenge final gets underway

This week learners from up and down the country are battling to be crowned apprentice team of the year...

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Barnfield academy chain gets new name

The academy trust that was built up by Barnfield College has announced plans to sever its last link with...

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New education and business committee members revealed

The new memberships of the two parliamentary select committees which oversee FE have been provisionally announced. Iain Wright, the...

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New guide aims to improve understanding of skills system among policy makers

A comprehensive new guide to vocational education and training geared at improving the level of understanding of the skills system...

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FE Week Reporter