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Gateshead College to remain standalone after merger snub

Bids from two north-east colleges to merge with an embattled neighbour have been snubbed by the FE commissioner. FE...

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Fraser Whieldon
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Anger and dismay as BAME apprenticeship figures fall

Government efforts to increase apprenticeship take-up by black, Asian and minority ethnic young people have been slammed as a...

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Fraser Whieldon
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Share the Love award-winner announced as Colleges Week celebrates the sector

The winner of the Share the Love (Our Colleges) competition has been announced by the Association of Colleges as...

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Fraser Whieldon
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Revealed: The top 100 apprenticeship employers

The British Army has been named the best apprentice employer in England in a new list of ‘Top 100 Apprentice Employers’ published...

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Fraser Whieldon
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DfE seeks Parliamentary Bill team ahead of ‘ambitious’ FE white paper

The Department for Education is assembling a new team of legislators to implement education secretary Gavin Williamson’s “ambitious vision”...

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Fraser Whieldon
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CBI calls time on ‘failed’ apprenticeship levy

A major business representative group has called on the government to end its “failed experiment” of the apprenticeship levy. ...

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Fraser Whieldon
Bulletin, Movers and Shakers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 330

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Jane Ide, Chief executive, Creative & Cultural Skills Start date:...

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Digital skills bootcamps: What are they and how will they work?

The digital skills bootcamps announced with the prime minister’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee could lead to adult education budget provision...

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Fraser Whieldon
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DfE goes soft on apprenticeship public sector reporting rule

The Department for Education looks to have relaxed the requirement for public bodies to publish their progress towards the...

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Fraser Whieldon