Profiles

Paul Phillips, principal, Weston College

Wrestling fan, booker of TV celebrities and former disco promoter — it’s a picture of North Somerset principal Paul...

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The AELP calls for funding change

Independent learning providers are calling for an end to a dual funding system that sees them denied overpayments while...

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Warning over Heseltine’s single funding pot for LEPs

Lord Heseltine’s proposal to hand-over the entire skills budget to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) could become a reality with...

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Apprenticeships 16-18 fall hits finances

Providers underdelivered on 16 to 18 apprenticeships by more than £61m last year, newly-released Skills Funding Agency figures have...

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Sector in tribute to outgoing chief

The retiring head of further education and skills investment at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has told...

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Provider goes under following ‘clawbacks’

A Liverpool-based provider that trained around 700 learners has gone into administration, putting 70 jobs at risk. Scientiam appointed...

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Survey exposes SFA staff ‘frustration at cuts’

Just one-in-three staff at the Skills Funding Agency believes change is managed well within the organisation, its own survey...

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Monstrous opportunity for graphic design students

Young designers from Middlesbrough have been set the monstrous task of illustrating a local author’s books for children. The...

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Learner recognised for volunteering efforts

A Derbyshire sign language student who helped kick off the FA’s new national football centre has been honoured with...

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