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Early years education sector sees latest DfE U-turn on GCSE entry requirement

The government today revealed it had undertaken the latest in a series of early years educator (EYE) U-turns by...

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Frustration grows among providers as SFA apprenticeship website remains closed — three days after maintenance

UPDATE AT 8.24AM Friday, July 31: Apprenticeship vacancy matching service up and running (see foot of story) Frustration is...

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Team-mates offer key support, says gold-winning former WorldSkills UK cabinet maker

Young apprentices preparing to head for WorldSkills Sao Paulo 2015 in just over a week’s time have battled against hundreds...

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Former Newcastle College student found guilty of plotting campus mass murder

A former Newcastle College learner has been found guilty of plotting mass murder on campus. Liam Lyburd, aged 19, of...

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Employers free to call anything they want an ‘apprenticeship’ — despite government plans for new laws to protect the brand

Employers have escaped the reach of a government clampdown on “misuse” of the word apprenticeship, it has emerged. Companies...

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Further education and skills represented in PM’s trade delegation to Singapore and Malaysia

The UK FE and skills sector is represented in a four-day trade delegation to Singapore and Malaysia led by...

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Lib Dems announce education and business appointments

The Liberal Democrats have appointed their new spokespeople for education and business. Southport MP John Pugh will provide the...

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Overseeing WorldSkills Brazil build-up — a Team UK training manager’s view

For many of Team UK’s 41 competitors getting ready for WorldSkills, the road to Brazil has been a long...

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Team UK competitors reveal WorldSkills Sao Paulo hopes

With just 13 days to go until WorldSkills opens in Sao Paulo Brazil, members of Team UK have revealed...

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