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What now for colleges that tried and failed to merge?

When they were launched in July 2015, the area reviews were expected to result in a huge number of...

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Jude Burke
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Conservatives announce surprise pledge to let levy pay wages

A surprise move has been made by the Conservatives to allow large firms to use apprentice levy funds to...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Breaking: Conservative manifesto pledges for FE and skills published

The Conservatives’ long-awaited general election manifesto, called ‘Forward Together’, has just been launched, outlining its plans for FE and...

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Jude Burke
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Exclusive: Providers finally successful in apprentice register applications

Hundreds of providers including a college from the nation’s second largest city, which largely missed out last time, have...

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Jude Burke
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Colleges scrap merger plans less than 3 months after announced

Two colleges have scrapped merger plans less than three months after they were announced. Stanmore College and West Hertfordshire...

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Jude Burke
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Long-distance merger cleared despite council concerns

A controversial long-distance merger has been signed off by college governors, despite grave concerns from a London borough council....

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Jude Burke
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Campaign launched to protect vulnerable learners from Brexit cuts

A campaign has been launched today to prevent huge Brexit-induced cuts to FE funding, which supports learners who “fall...

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Jude Burke
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Breaking: AoC manifesto calls for employer levy funding restrictions

The Association of Colleges’ manifesto has called for new levy funding restrictions on employers. The document was unveiled this...

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Jude Burke
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Support Our Sixth-formers campaign launched

An extra £200 funding per sixth form student should be given to improve the support providers can offer these...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke