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Who got what in Queen’s New Year honours for FE?

The bosses of two colleges located just 10 miles apart have been awarded CBEs in the Queen’s new year’s...

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Nick Boles: Behind the scenes on the birth of the apprenticeship levy

The architect of the apprenticeship levy gives his own account of how this landmark policy was brought to fruition,...

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Billy Camden
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Adult learning champion honoured with knighthood

A man who spent decades spearheading the fight to raise the profile of adult learning has been knighted in...

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Billy Camden
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ESFA to delay non-levy tender contracts as complaints mount up

The ESFA is extending the non-levy tender’s 10-day standstill period to December 28, meaning no contracts will be given...

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Non-levy tender shocker: Defunct provider gets contract but ‘outstanding’ college misses out

An organisation that went out of business two months ago has been awarded a contract in the non-levy tender...

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Ofsted Watch: Two ‘inadequate’ providers make slow improvement

Two ‘inadequate’ training providers in Essex are making “reasonable progress” in improving their grades, but still have a long...

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Billy Camden
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The six main findings from the NAO’s report into Learndirect

The National Audit Office has today published its report into the circumstances surrounding the monitoring, inspection and funding of...

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Learndirect set to lose rights to run Home Office citizenship test

Learndirect’s multimillion-pound contract to deliver the Home Office’s Life in the UK test is to be put out to...

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Public Accounts Committee to call Learndirect hearing in wake of NAO investigation

The public accounts committee has scheduled a hearing to review the Learndirect saga on January 15 in the New...

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