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Apprenticeship levy should be applied to all employers, claims Wolf

The apprenticeship levy should not be limited to large employers, according to the senior government vocational education adviser who...

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Colleges challenge fewer exam grades than schools – with less success

Colleges are significantly less likely to challenge GCSE and A-level exam grades than schools – and they are more...

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Employers told to stick to ‘core business’ after Citroën blow

Firms taking on apprentices have been advised to stick “to their core business” — after Citroën UK became the...

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Unions oppose college and university merger

Unions have rejected a proposed link-up between Bury College and the University of Bolton — warning it would be...

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Jude Burke
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Principal and deputy both leave troubled college

A principal who lodged a formal complaint with Ofsted after the education watchdog branded his college inadequate has stepped...

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Guidance on restructuring fund applications published

Application guidance for the new funding pot to support the implementation of area review recommendations has been unveiled today....

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Brathay Challenge finalists to compete for apprentice team of year title unveiled

The finalists who will battle it out to be crowned apprentice team of the year in the fifth annual...

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Four in five apprentices studying at a level they already have

Four out of five people doing level two and three apprenticeships are on a level they have already studied...

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Jude Burke
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Key Saudi deal architect advising commissioner

One of the architects of the controversial deal to set colleges up in Saudi Arabia is now an adviser...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke