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Secrecy around funding band formulas protects against ‘misuse’, says IfATE chief executive

The government’s apprenticeships agency is not willing to share the formula it uses to calculate funding bands for apprenticeship...

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Office for Students board finally has FE representation

FE finally has representation on the board of the new regulatory body for higher education, after Leicester College’s principal...

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Billy Camden
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College insolvency regime: 7 things we learned from DfE’s new guidance

Two days before the college insolvency regime comes into effect, meaning that colleges will be able to go bust...

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MPs warned of a ‘postcode lottery’ for post-16 SEND learners

Special educational needs experts have warned of a “postcode lottery” for post-16 learners with high needs, during an education...

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More than half of 3aaa’s former apprentices are still without a new provider

More than half of the apprentices that trained with former apprenticeship giant Aspire Achieve Advance have still not been...

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T-levels timescale still ‘worryingly tight’, IfA boss says ahead of technical education takeover

The boss of the organisation that will assume powers for T-levels this week has said the delivery timeline is...

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Strikes suspended at two colleges to ratify pay deals

Strike action at two colleges has been suspended at the last minute, after governors at one requested more time...

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Six UTCs received ESFA bailouts totalling £1m last year

Six university technical colleges received bailouts from the government totalling almost £1 million last year, with the ESFA’s funding...

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Former learner warns he’ll take DfE and SLC to court over FE loans scandal

Pressure is mounting on the government to resolve an FE loans scandal that left hundreds of students with huge...

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Billy Camden