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Institute for Apprenticeships questions dodged, says Gordon Marsden

The government’s handling of the new Institute for Apprenticeships has been “shambolic” according to shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden,...

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Jude Burke
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New destination data for unemployed learners

The colleges that are most successful at helping unemployed learners move into work have been named, in the latest...

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Jude Burke
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Prisoners to work towards apprenticeships

Offenders will be able to work towards an apprenticeship while in prison for the first time under new plans...

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Jude Burke

Area Reviews: rebuild for resilience

Right time to reflect on sweeping changes Download the supplement here It’s been just over a year since the...

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Small school scandal deepens as academy trust found running sixth form with fewer than 20 pupils

A multi-academy trust might be running a new sixth form with fewer than 20 students, FE Week has learned,...

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Minister accused of ‘hoodwinking the house’ over apprenticeship cuts

Apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon (pictured above) has been accused of “trying to hoodwink the house” over apprenticeship funding cuts...

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Jude Burke
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Bill Watkin, CEO, Sixth Form Colleges’ Association

Sitting before me in smart suit and tie, Bill Watkin, the chief executive of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association...

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Jude Burke
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Jaguar Land Rover red-faced by ‘poor’ Ofsted rating

Jaguar Land Rover, the British car manufacturer regularly lauded by ministers for its apprenticeship scheme, has been hit with...

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Jude Burke
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DfE bailing out colleges

The government has announced new rules which will allow it to repeatedly bail out failing colleges that go bust,...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke