Darlington College tumbles from grade one to four

A North East England college has tumbled from an outstanding Ofsted rating to inadequate, an inspection report published today...

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Budget confirms 2017 roll-out of apprenticeship vouchers as FE sector braces for more cuts

New “digital apprenticeship vouchers” will be introduced in 2017, the government confirmed today as sector bodies raised concerns about...

Sector welcomes ‘biggest ever’ apprentice minimum wage rise

An inflation-busting 20 per cent rise in the national minimum wage for apprentices announced today by Prime Minister David...

European states rely on QCF to recognise English apprenticeships, DWP official admits

The method used by other European states to recognise English apprenticeships relies on the doomed Qualifications and Credit Framework...

Education committee calls for careers advice to be ‘high up the agenda’ in next parliament

Careers advice should be “high up the agenda” in the next parliament, the House of Commons education select committee...

Eddie Playfair, principal, Newham Sixth Form College

Eddie Playfair carefully opens an A4 envelope and tilts it forward, prompting a few dozen neatly cut press clippings...

Hair today — gone tomorrow

A Chelmsford College student shaved off her locks and raised more than £2,000 for Cancer Research UK. Health and...

Specialist Army training boosts Peter’s icy trek hopes

Not even wild polar bears will stop West Cheshire College learner and former soldier Peter Bowker when he takes...