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Does Corbyn’s ‘education escalator’ still include free adult learning?

Labour’s commitment to fully funding beginner and “second-chance” short adult education courses has been questioned, after the political party...

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ESFA bans 8 more providers from recruiting apprentices

Another eight apprenticeship providers have been stopped from doing new business after being rapped by Ofsted. The penalties were...

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Billy Camden
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Lib Dems pledge £10k ‘skills wallet’ for adults

The Lib Dems have pledged to give every adult in England £10,000 to put towards education and training. In...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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College lowers expectations over £1.4m legal battle with Nigeria

A college locked in a legal battle with a Nigerian state has substantially lowered its expectations about recovering the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Coupland to replace Berragan as IfATE chief next week

Sir Gerry Berragan’s reign at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) will end this month as he...

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Billy Camden
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Recruitment drive as Ofqual cracks down on non-compliance

Ofqual is beefing up its compliance teams as part of a crackdown on awarding bodies following high-profile mishaps and...

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Billy Camden
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Conservative Party admits IoT claim was an error

The Conservatives have promised to rectify a misleading claim it has made about further education in the build-up to...

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Billy Camden
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OCR becomes second exam board to breach re-mark rules

OCR will pay schools and colleges nearly £15,000 in compensation after becoming the second exam board to breach rules...

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Billy Camden
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UCU suspends 14 day strike after college offers new deal

Extensive strikes due to start at Nottingham College today were called off at the eleventh hour after leaders offered...

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Billy Camden