News

Local authority funding means conflict of interest, Natspec warns

A group of specialist colleges say there is a conflict of interest over devolving high needs funding to “compromised”...

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Alix Robertson
News

Providers take over as Somerset charity goes bust

Two providers have been forced to step in to support students after a training and education charity went into...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Shakira Martin re-elected as NUS vice president for FE

The National Union of Students has voted to keep its vice president for FE for a second term. Shakira...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Breaking: Influential Commons committee chairs demand cost-breakdown of BIS Sheffield office closure

The chairs of the Business, Innovation and Skills and Public Accounts Committees have demanded to see key government documents...

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Alix Robertson
News

Use it or lose it : Employers will have 18 months to spend apprenticeship levy payments

The government has today announced the employer time limit on using their levy funds, due for introduction in April 2017....

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Alix Robertson
News

Government misses target to recruit volunteer careers advisers

The Government has admitted to missing its target to recruit 300 ‘volunteer enterprise advisers’ by the end of March...

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Alix Robertson
News

Hackney Community College principal named new president of AoC

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced Ian Ashman, principal of Hackney Community College, as its President-elect. Mr Ashman...

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Alix Robertson
Opinion

Championing apprenticeships

Nichola Hay explains how and why she helped launch an innovative network of apprenticeship champions to provide better information...

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Alix Robertson
News

Exclusive: Apprentice vacancy with troubled Tata Steel advertised by government

An advert has appeared on a government website for an apprenticeship vacancy with Tata Steel — even though the...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson