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‘Don’t assume’ £900m cuts falling on FE colleges, Boles warns MPs

It should not be assumed that “very large” in-year cuts facing the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and...

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Sectors unite to plead with Education Secretary and Chancellor on 16 to 19 funding

Further Education sector leaders have joined forces with senior representatives from the schools world to plead with Education Secretary...

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Students’ suspension triggers Islamophobia row at NewVIc

An East London sixth form college has been plunged into an Islamophobia row after three students were suspended for...

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Concerns for apprenticeship growth funding after extra cash announcement delayed until after July budget

Providers which have over-delivered on their apprenticeships contracts face a long wait to find out if they will be...

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UTCs to be discussed in Parliament as Black Country MP challenges closure

Concerns about the University Technical Colleges (UTCs) programme will be raised in Parliament this afternoon after a decision to...

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Government 16 to 19 policy ‘requires improvement’ say three quarters of local authorities

Three quarters of councils think government policy on 16 to 19-year-olds “requires improvement,” a Local Government Association (LGA) survey...

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Six-month euro funding delay ‘could have been avoided’

Sector leaders have lashed out at the UK government and European Commission over a possible six-month funding gap for...

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Your VQ Day events guide as learners’ vocational achievements across the country get the recognition they deserve

Vocational qualifications will be celebrated by hundreds of people at colleges and independent learning providers across the country to...

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Don’t cut allocations to meet savings target, pleads sector

The government has been warned against looking to FE allocations to help meet Chancellor George Osborne’s aim of a...

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