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Treasury excluded colleges from £1bn catch-up fund just hours before DfE announcement

It was the Treasury’s decision to pull colleges from the Department for Education’s £1 billion Covid-19 catch-up plan, FE...

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Revealed: The 22 areas sharing £2m in careers hubs funding

Almost 900 additional schools and colleges will join the government’s careers hubs from September as the programme expands with...

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ESFA finally reveals Covid financial support offer for 16-19 private training providers

Private training providers whose recruitment of 16 to 19 students has been “limited” due to Covid-19 have been offered...

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FE snubbed in ‘corrected’ DfE £1bn catch-up plans

The government is facing fierce criticism for snubbing colleges from its £1 billion Covid-19 “catch-up” package after appearing to...

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How one college has adapted to welcome back more students

On March 20 colleges closed their doors to most students as the country entered lockdown following the outbreak of...

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Speed read: The 8 apprenticeship assessment concerns according to Ofqual

Ofqual has today published the findings of their initial “technical evaluations” of apprentice end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs). It covers...

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Wages for young apprentices to be funded by Tees Valley combined authority

The mayor of Tees Valley has earmarked £1 million to pay the wages of more than 100 young apprentices...

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Highbury College given £1.5m emergency bailout to stay afloat

A college rocked by an expenses scandal has been saved by a £1.5 million government bailout after its new...

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Minister forces all employers to drop PhD apprenticeship plans

The skills minister has rejected all plans for PhD-level apprenticeships after concluding that funding them from the levy would...

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