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Ofsted Watch: Five providers improve to grade ‘good’

It was mostly a week of celebration for FE providers, as five rose to ‘good’ Ofsted ratings. Two of...

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DfE backs HMRC’s crackdown on VAT in subcontracting

The Department for Education is backing HMRC’s decision to collect VAT on subcontracting management fees. The tax office has...

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20% subcontracting cap guidance already in trouble

A new best-practice threshold for a 20-per-cent limit on subcontracting management fees has already been undermined, after multiple colleges...

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Boss of Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College to step down

The chief executive of one of London’s largest colleges has announced plans to leave at the end of the...

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AELP dramatically ditches ETF ownership, effective immediately

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has washed its hands of the Education and Training Foundation, claiming it...

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Manchester Creative Studio to close amid exam malpractice furore

Accusations of exam malpractice helped sealed the fate of a doomed studio school, according to “shocking” new board minutes....

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Lib Dems launch lifelong learning commission

A “major” independent commission on lifelong learning has been launched by Vince Cable. The commission is designed to investigate...

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Levy revenue forecasts downgraded by the best part of a billion

The apprenticeship levy will generate £900 million less funding in its first four years than the government first claimed,...

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‘Outrageous and unjustifiable’ subcontracting has become a ‘money-maker’, experts tell MPs

The government needs to get a grip on the “outrageous and unjustifiable” subcontracting market which has become a “money-maker”...

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