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It’s time to take on the subcontracting profiteers

Subcontractors account for more than 10 per cent of ESFA funding. They need overseeing properly, says Simon Ashworth It...

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The levy: change should be evolutionary – not revolutionary

As an employer of apprentices that has made full use of the levy, I have sometimes found it difficult...

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To be critical of colleges for running the courses learners want is bizarre

Blaming colleges for simply recruiting students to course subjects they want to study is weird and not the solution...

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Hosting WorldSkills 2027 would have far-reaching benefits for the whole UK

Everyone should support efforts to host the WorldSkills international competition, says college leader and former psychologist to Team UK,...

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Manifestos give little hope SEND reform will deliver

With the General Election nearly upon us, Natspec’s Clare Howard has been assessing the three main parties’ promises as...

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My 5 priorities for FE that should go first in the next education secretary’s in-tray

Some issues have been hanging over the vocational sector for 40 years, says Ewart Keep. If we truly want...

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