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Spending review: Extra £10m for ESOL courses

An additional £10 million will be released by the Treasury to teach English to those who speak it as...

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DfE launching T-level campaign next month as over half of parents haven’t heard of them

The government’s effort to raise awareness of T-levels has been criticised after new research found three in five parents...

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Ofsted to publish financial ratings for colleges and training providers

Plans for Ofsted to publish financial ratings as part of inspection reports have been announced – but full details...

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Ofsted to inspect all grade one providers as 30 go without visit for decade or more

All FE and skills providers rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted will no longer be exempt from routine inspections, the Department...

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Additional European Social Fund tender launched by ESFA

The government has launched an additional European Social Fund tender, after finding there were a number of contracts in...

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Licence fees to almost double for cash-strapped UTCs

The new chief executive of the Baker Dearing Trust has defended the decision to nearly double the membership fee...

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Ofsted criticised for using ‘small’ apprentice sample in damaging monitoring report

A provider has hit out at Ofsted after the inspectorate sampled just a fraction of its apprentices to decide...

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Cash-strapped college group finally appoints permanent chief executive

A troubled college group that has been run by an interim chief executive for nearly a year has appointed...

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High Court places West Kent and Ashford College into administration

West Kent and Ashford College has been put into education administration, making it the second college to fall under...

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