News

Boles weighs in — Sir Michael ‘disagrees with himself’

Sir Michael Wilshaw “didn’t really mean” what he said about the FE sector at last week’s Education Select Committee,...

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Nick Linford
Opinion

Tough budget choices

Government budgets are of course finite — but our front page exposes questionable priorities over how it is being...

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Nick Linford
News

No guarantees on apprenticeship budget, Boles says

The government “can’t make any guarantees” it will be able to fund all apprenticeship growth requests, Skills Minister Nick...

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News

Support for UTCs as another shuts its doors

University Technical Colleges (UTCs) have been told they will get a new source of financial support, as another of...

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Nick Linford
News

Institute gets first boss as UKCES reveals closure plans

The first appointment to the new Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) has been made in the same week that the...

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Nick Linford
Bulletin

Royal Treatment for college

Bridgwater College representatives received the Royal treatment when they travelled to Buckingham Palace to collect their Queen’s Anniversary Prize...

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Nick Linford
Bulletin

If the Cinderella shoe fits…

A stunning large scale silver and glass slipper produced by Northbrook theatre students has been installed as a permanent...

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Nick Linford
Bulletin

Featured: Gloucestershire gets its house in order

More than 400 students at Gloucestershire College will be given the chance to hone their construction skills — after...

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Nick Linford
News

Agency director to lead levy team at BIS

Skills Funding Agency (SFA) director Keith Smith (pictured) has moved to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)...

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Nick Linford