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Bailey ‘disappointed’ to lose BIS committee chair as Wright wrestles away post in second MPs’ vote

Adrian Bailey has told his “disappointment” at losing the chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee...

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FE Commissioner issues college merger guide as he concedes ‘there’s not enough cash to keep going like this’

Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins has issued a 38-page guide to college mergers as he acknowledged “there is clearly...

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FE funding cuts protest taken to Parliament as college lecturers tell MPs how classrooms are being hit — and learners suffer

Hundreds of staff and students from FE colleges descended on Parliament yesterday as part of an FE Week-backed campaign...

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Further education learners and staff to take the cuts protest to MPs’ front door at Parliament

FE staff and students are set to lobby politicians directly tomorrow afternoon as they take the fight against swingeing sector...

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Tax expert and public private relationships adviser to take reins at 157 Group

The new chief executive of the 157 Group is to be Ian Pretty, currently a senior vice president for...

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Former North Hertfordshire College principal Fintan Donohue denies knowledge of success rates manipulation

Former North Hertfordshire College (NHC) principal Fintan Donohue has denied any “knowledge of wrongdoing” after it was discovered that...

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Principal and vocational teaching leader Frank McLoughlin leads FE & skills pack in Queen’s Birthday honours with knighthood

City and Islington College principal and chair of the Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning (Cavtl) Frank McLoughlin has...

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Productivity ‘in danger’ from government’s 3m apprenticeships aim

The government target to create 3m apprenticeship starts could pose “a real danger” to national productivity, National Institute of...

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Chartered status body for FE finally arrives

The Privy Council today announced that the Queen had approved the grant of a Royal Charter to the Institution...

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