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Apprenticeship starts fall 12 percent in December

The number of apprenticeship starts in England plunged by 12 per cent in December, according to government figures published...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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DfE launches £9m College Collaboration Fund to replace £15m Strategic College Improvement Fund

The education secretary Gavin Williamson is launching a new £9 million “collaboration” fund in a bid to improve governance...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Who’s who? Your guide to the new ministerial line-up at the DfE

The remits of the new ministerial team at the Department for Education have been confirmed following Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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ESFA announce date for full rollout of digital apprenticeship system

All apprenticeship starts will be managed through the government’s digital apprenticeship service from 1 November 2020, the Education and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Why I’m striking: a list of austerity’s devastating impacts

Since 2010 there has been a 16 per cent cut in funding for sixth-form colleges. Here, Andy Stone spells...

Billy Camden
ANDY STONE
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Catholic sixth form in need of partner to survive, claims FE Commissioner

A Blackburn-based catholic sixth form college is no longer “sustainable” due to falling student numbers, the FE commissioner has...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Funding rates could be slashed by over 40% in apprenticeship shake-up

Funding rates for some apprenticeship standards could be cut by almost half under new proposals being put forward by...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Transforming how funding levels are set for training apprentices

The way apprenticeship funding levels are set will be overhauled following complaints from employers. The new chief executive at...

Billy Camden
JENNIFER COUPLAND
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Ofqual orders exam boards to publish qualification costs

Exam boards will be required to publish the costs of qualifications on their websites to “create a more level...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden