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Sixth form college teacher banned for life over sexual messages to student

Leaders 'shocked and saddened' but 'confident this was a one-off'

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

UK to rejoin Erasmus in 2027

UK will contribute around £570m to the EU student exchange scheme from 2027-28

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Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Criminal probe into ‘unlawful’ sale of City College Peterborough campus

3 arrests made as over £1m in illegal financial transactions are linked to £1 sale of college site

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Bids open for 19 more technical excellence colleges

Wave 2 sees expansion to sixth form colleges and ‘rare’ opportunity to hold multiple TEC status

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Anviksha Patel
Strikes

Deals end January strike threat at three colleges

Disputes settled in the north amid ramped up industrial action at large London college group

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Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

Millions lost in fraud from Covid apprentice payments

Independent covid counter-fraud report finds only £1 million recouped in apprentice incentive scheme

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
SEND

Perm sec advises against ‘blanket’ council duty on post-16 SEND transport

Top education civil servant also highlights soaring post-16 transport costs for SEND learners that have outpaced pre-16 spending

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Anviksha Patel
Higher education

DfE confirms crackdown on HE franchise fraud

New registration law to come into force from May 2026 to ‘protect' nearly 100,000 students

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Anviksha Patel
Skills shortages

Migrants are vital to meet clean energy targets, say MPs

Energy committee warns of failed targets without 'short-term' immigration

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Anviksha Patel