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Colleges must meet Gatsby career benchmarks or lose money

Colleges have been warned that they could be stripped of funding if they do not comply with the government’s...

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Northern Powerhouse education report: the eight findings for FE and skills

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership has today published a major report on how the region can close the education and...

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Carillion apprentices WILL be paid after January, DfE confirms

Any former Carillion apprentice who is yet to find alternative employment following the collapse of the outsourcing giant will...

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Stafford MP Jeremy Lefroy wades into non-levy row

Colleges must all have access to funding for apprenticeships with smaller employers, according to the latest MP to weigh...

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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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