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First college outstanding Ofsted rating awarded under CIF

A college in Cornwall has become the first to be rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted since the introduction of the...

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Exclusive: SFA will improve new interactive data dashboards following complaints

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has said it will improve its tool for viewing qualification achievement rates (QAR) following...

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Up to £100,000 per college for area review consultants confirmed in minister’s letter

Skills Minister Nick Boles has confirmed that consultancy grants of £50k or £100k will be available to support colleges...

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Consultation on FE maintenance loans launched

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has today launched a long-awaited consultation into introducing maintenance loans for...

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Sir Vince Cable ‘fears’ apprenticeship levy is simply a Treasury ‘revenue raising measure’

The apprenticeship levy is a “revenue raising measure” for the Treasury, former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has said....

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EXCLUSIVE: Small employers won’t be on levy system when it launches

Only companies that are paying the apprenticeship levy will have access to the new funding system when it is launched...

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Boles says UTCs ‘stronger’ in multi-academy trusts

University Technical Colleges (UTCs) should function as part of multi-academy trusts (MATs) to make them “stronger”, the skills minister...

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Invitation to tender for London ESF Youth Programme launched

Invitations to tender for the European Social Fund (ESF) Youth Programme in London have been launched by the Skills...

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Mid-Cheshire College falls from outstanding to inadequate

A further education college has plummeted from the highest to lowest overall grade after its first Ofsted inspection in more...

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Jude Burke