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Four more college merger proposals unveiled

Four more mergers involving seven FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed this week. Three...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Treasury tight-lipped over the size of restructuring fund

The Treasury is remaining tight-lipped on the size of the cash pot it has set aside for sector restructuring...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Here we Gove again: Now we’re getting academies for prisons

Governors at prisons will get direct power to hire providers for offender learning — as the Justice Secretary Michael Gove...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Leaked minutes expose Manchester area review delay concerns

The government is privately worried about the ongoing delays with the Greater Manchester area review – despite skills minister...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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First outstanding Ofsted rating for sixth form college under common inspection framework

A sixth form college (SFC) in West Yorkshire has become the first of its kind to be rated ‘outstanding’...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Coventry colleges planning three-way merger before Warwickshire area review closes

The FE Commissioner has endorsed a three-way merger plan between colleges in the Midlands, even though concern is rising...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Breaking: Tees Valley area review ends with three proposed mergers

Three mergers involving five FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed as part of the...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Prison governors will take control of offender learning following influential review

Prison governors are set to be given direct power to hire providers for offender education — following publication today...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Government ‘must do more’ to let learners know they’re entitled to loans

The government must do more to promote the newly-expanded FE learner loans, to avoid the danger of low take-up...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke