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Provider pulls out of apprenticeships after second Ofsted mauling

The training arm of an engineering trade association has pulled out of apprenticeships in England after it was slammed...

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College rocked by shock deficit appoints experienced interim principal

A college that has been rocked by an unexpected £6 million deficit has appointed an experienced FE leader as...

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London plans to pull funding for 32 out-of-area colleges

More than 30 colleges based outside London are set to lose millions in funding for delivering training to adults...

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Revealed: The providers that can bid in the next £120m Institutes of Technology tender

The government will only accept proposals from providers in 20 of England’s 38 local enterprise partnership (LEP) areas for...

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Payout given to retiring principal must be paid back

A university has been told to repay £119,000 by its funding body after an investigation found a payout to...

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Gillian Keegan appointed apprenticeships and skills minister

Gillian Keegan has been named as the new apprenticeships and skills minister. She joined the Department for Education as...

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Renewed calls for skills tax credits as budget looms

With the budget less than a month away, and the prime minister confirming the apprenticeship levy needs reform, there...

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Crisis hit HS2 college hires lawyers to gag Ofsted

The crisis hit National College for HS2 has hired a team of lawyers to stop Ofsted publishing a highly...

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Could Wolf persuade the PM to revive night schools?

Part-time evening courses were once a route that allowed tens of thousands of adults to retrain. But government funding...

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