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Frustration as 5% tolerance on English and maths extended indefinitely

The five-per-cent tolerance on the notorious English and maths condition of funding rule will apply “until further notice”, the...

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Manchester starts tumble by over a third, post-levy

Apprenticeship starts in one of England’s largest cities have shown a “notable and significant decline” since the introduction of...

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Exclusive: T-level priority panel chairs revealed

The chairs of the first six T-level panels have been announced by the Department for Education. Fifteen names of...

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Jude Burke
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First T-levels announced by minister

UPDATE, 10am: The T-level action plan has now been published. To read it click here. The first three T-levels...

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Jude Burke
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Greening opens National College for High Speed Rail

The new National College for High Speed Rail was officially launched by the education secretary yesterday. The college, which...

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Barely half of eligible employers are on the levy system

Scarcely half of eligible employers have signed up to use the government’s apprenticeships system, new statistics published today suggest....

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Ex LeSoCo principal steps in at troubled Totton College

The leader of a troubled college has stepped down just 18 months into the job – and will be...

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Jude Burke
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Anne Milton to speak at AoC Conference

The skills minister will be speaking at this year’s Association of Colleges annual conference. Anne Milton’s address is guaranteed...

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Editor asks: Can mega colleges ever be too big to fail?

With colleges across the country pressured into mega-mergers and the government dishing out special treatment to the ailing FE...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke