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Liverpool college revisit

A college in North England branded inadequate by Ofsted just four years after it was deemed outstanding is struggling...

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New SFA chief announced

The new Skills Funding Agency chief executive has been announced. Former Salford City Council boss Barbara Spicer (pictured) has...

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Advice ‘scam’ warnings lead to firm closure

A business that tried to charge young people £25 each to register for apprenticeships has apparently closed following pressure...

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Hunt’s ‘Institutes of Technical Education’ plans

Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt used his first speech in post to announce plans for Institutes of Technical Education....

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Careers advice prompt for Number 10

Prime Minister David Cameron has been ordered to “get a move on” to improve the careers advice given to...

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Access cash ‘must’ go to traineeships

The demise of access to apprenticeship (AtA) has led to a call for colleges to be allowed to use...

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Think-tank calls for youth guarantees and levies

Youth guarantees and youth levies figure among new proposals from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) aimed at...

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Hancock to divert cash to employers

Apprenticeships are to be funded through employers, Skills Minister Matthew Hancock announced at the Association of Colleges (AoC) conference...

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Up to 50,000 teenagers studying dead-end courses, claims think-tank

Tens of thousands of 16 to 18-year-olds are taking dead-end courses that will end with no job and will...

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