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Ron Dearing UTC expands a year before opening

A University Technical College (UTC) scheduled to open in Hull next year has expanded to accommodate an extra 50...

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Nescot appoints principal but controversial former head Sunaina Mann stays at Saudi subsidiary

LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed Nescot, which has been dogged by scandal throughout...

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Scammers target colleges during AoC conference

FE colleges have been targeted by a spate of attempted frauds in the past few weeks – including several...

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Colleges go a decade without full inspection

Two colleges in England have now gone more than 10 years without a full inspection – setting a new...

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Lord Sainsbury criticised over ‘retail assistant’ comments

Lord Sainsbury has been branded an “elitist” after he claimed in a speech to the Association of Colleges’ annual...

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AoC Beacon Awards honour the best that colleges have to offer

Twelve colleges from across the UK have been honoured at the Association of Colleges’ Beacon Awards for excellence in...

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President to make 2017 the year FE colleges tackle mental health

The new president of the Association of Colleges will dedicate his term in office to tackling what he described...

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Technical and Further Education Bill second reading in Commons

The new Technical and Further Education Bill will have its second reading in the House of Commons today. It...

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Mining apprenticeship standards delay leaves ‘recruitment time bomb’

The mining and processing sector has been left without the means to deliver apprenticeships even though it faces a...

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