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AoC demands colleges are omitted from ‘misleading’ school progress data

The AoC wants colleges to be excluded from the government’s published progress data claiming it is based on school...

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Carillion apprentices will not be paid after January, report claims

Apprentices left jobless following the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion will not be paid after January, it has been...

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Over half of Learndirect’s 17,000 apprentices failed last year

More than half of the 17,000 apprentices due to complete their course with Learndirect last year failed, as its...

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Ofsted Watch: Luton Sixth Form College slips from grade one

Luton Sixth Form College has become the latest FE provider to lose its prized grade one status. It follows...

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Lauener pledges salary to student hardship fund

Peter Lauener will donate the £25,000 salary he will earn as chair of one of the UK’s largest college...

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Top providers turn to MPs for non-levy relief

Top training providers and colleges still denied non-levy contracts are turning to influential MPs in an effort to squeeze...

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Urgent government action needed to save traineeships, AELP claims

Traineeships are in decline and could die without more support from the government, the Association of Employment and Learning...

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Exeter College brings the big guns in its non-levy tender battle

A high-profile ‘outstanding’ college has asked its influential local MP to help it overturn the decision not to give...

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Education secretary Damian Hinds commits to finding new employers for all Carillion apprentices

The new education secretary will ensure that every apprentice affected by the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion will be...

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