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Verity Hancock, principal, Leicester College

From a meeting of minds at university in London almost 100 years ago an education leader was born. Verity...

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‘Alarming’ SFA £91m overpayment

Providers were overpaid £91m in the past academic year, the Skills Funding Agency has revealed. Kim Thorneywork, the agency’s...

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The Voice of Apprenticeships conference

The Voice of Apprenticeships Conference: Apprenticeships 4 England supported by: The National Apprenticeship Service. 13.03.2013

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Jolly Dollies try their hand at DIY

A group of savvy widows have mastered power drilling and car mechanics at college after realising they couldn’t use their...

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Taking a closer look at paracetamol

Young chemists in Crewe spent a day testing the purity of paracetamol, using an infra-red spectrometer and thin layer...

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Olympian wheels into her former college

Olympic cyclist Lucy Martin went back to her roots when she dropped in on a Cheshire college. Lucy talked...

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Gruelling three-day trek ends in success

Outdoor activity students in Wales took their first steps towards becoming walk leaders after a gruelling training expedition. Second–year...

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Bright spark takes top apprentice award

A London student has scooped the top prize at an awards ceremony for JTL electrical apprentices. Giannini Chambers, 21, was...

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Empty shop full of inspiration for art students

Young designers in Durham took over a city centre shop to display sculpture, ceramics, textiles and jewellery. Applied arts...

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