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Revealed: The sectors excluded from PM’s new ‘lifetime skills guarantee’

Major parts of the economy will see level 3 qualifications in their sector excluded from the new Lifetime Skills...

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Adult education budget tender delayed again

An upcoming tender for the national adult education budget has been delayed – again. The Education and Skills Funding...

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ESFA to audit university apprenticeships, from April

Universities that deliver apprenticeships will be subject to Education and Skills Funding Agency funding audits for the first time...

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MPs launch inquiry into prison education

A new inquiry into the challenges faced in prison education has been launched by the parliamentary education select committee....

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ESFA reveals major cashflow problems at mega-college in Nottingham

A mega-college in Nottingham has been placed in formal FE Commissioner intervention after hitting “serious cashflow pressures”. The Education...

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Gavin Williamson’s speech on lifting FE’s ‘potential’ through the white paper: The full text

The education secretary has promised that the imminent FE white paper will bring an “end to getting a qualification...

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College commission calls on DfE to force principals into multi-academy trust style accountability structures

New legislation should force all colleges to be part of “networks” that could follow similar accountability structures as multi-academy...

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Further glitches in T Level rollout

An update to the official list of T Level providers this week reveals several colleges cancelled courses scheduled for...

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Mass Covid testing ‘a game changer’ for colleges

Rapid mass coronavirus testing has been hailed as a potential “game changer” for keeping campuses open and courses running,...

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