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EuroSkills day 1: Knight is a cut above the rest

Lucy Knight is hoping she proved to be a cut above her hairdressing competitors on day one of EuroSkills...

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‘You are the role models of the future’ competitors are told as EuroSkills 2016 opens

The most skilled young people in Europe were told they are becoming the “role models of the future” as...

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EuroSkills: The journey to Gothenburg

  One coach and a 659 mile flight later and Team UK has finally landed in Gothenburg ready to...

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Skills minister bids farewell to Team UK with heartfelt speech

“You are helping to improve the national culture around skills and apprenticeships” was the message from Robert Halfon to...

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Scotland and Wales dominate Skills Show 2016 medal table

Around 200 of the UK’s top vocational learners were rewarded with gold, silver and bronze medals at the closing...

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FE commissioner’s plea to rescue Hereward College

The FE commissioner is attempting to drum up support for a three-way merger that was cancelled after one of...

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Stockport College plunges back to grade four Ofsted

A struggling Greater Manchester college has dropped back down to ‘inadequate’, Ofsted inspectors have found. Stockport College was hit...

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Colleges are heading towards a ‘crisis point’ in student mental health, AoC president warns

Colleges are heading to “crisis point” in mental health after more than 85 per cent reported an increase in...

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Social Mobility Commission calls for school sixth form extension

The Social Mobility Commission has called for school sixth form provision to be extended and given a role in...

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