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EFA funding falls by over 20% for three colleges

Three colleges have seen the funding they receive for 16- to 19-year-old learners drop by more than 20 per...

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DfE takes back £3m from colleges failing in English and maths

Colleges across the country have lost almost £3 million in Education Funding Agency cash through failure to comply with...

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Jude Burke
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Careers company coverage a postcode lottery?

A government-backed careers company does not cater to every college around the country, including the whole of London, FE...

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Jude Burke
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Delayed area reviews outcomes bring limited change

Most colleges involved in the first two waves of the area reviews will neither change nor merge, it has...

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Jude Burke
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Breaking: Ofsted annual report says GCSE English and maths resit policy is failing

Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has said the GCSE English and maths resit policy is not working as the...

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SFA apprenticeship tender for small employers rejected by quarter of providers

A quarter of apprenticeship providers have declined the opportunity compete for an SFA contract to deliver training to small and...

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Jude Burke
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Half the levy will be paid by just 400 employers – but who are they?

Around half of the upcoming apprenticeship levy will be paid by just 400 employers – but the Skills Funding...

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Jude Burke
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Lewisham Southwark College still wants Newcastle merger despite local offers

A struggling London college is still trying to engineer a merger with a group based almost 300 miles away...

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Jude Burke
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Providers found ignoring apprenticeship register application guidance just hours from critical deadline

Organisations wanting to deliver apprenticeships from next May are failing to follow instructions from the Skills Funding Agency just...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke