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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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Billy Camden
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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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The National Retraining Scheme ‘should not be run by employers’

Employers should not be handed the keys to the National Retraining Scheme if the government is serious about supporting...

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Billy Camden
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Over two thirds of UTCs rated less than ‘good’ in the last year

More than two thirds of the university technical colleges visited by Ofsted in the last year received ratings that...

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Billy Camden
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ESFA temp staff jeopardised almost £8m of non-levy cash

Nine training providers nearly missed out on almost £8 million of non-levy funding because officials mismarked their bids in...

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Barnfield College suspends its recruitment of apprentices

Barnfield College has suspended its recruitment of new apprentices, after it received an ‘inadequate’ rating for this provision from...

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Thirteen providers added to RoATP after appeals

Thirteen organisations, including a Welsh college and the furniture retail giant DFS, have been unexpectedly added to the register...

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