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Subsidised apprentice travel plan falls off Labour manifesto

A long-term pledge to cover the cost of apprentice travel has not made it into Labour’s final general election...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Breaking: Labour manifesto plans for FE and skills unveiled

Labour has unveiled its plans for the future of FE and skills in its official general election manifesto just...

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Paul Offord
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Pay cut row at struggling north east college

Staff are understood to be facing up to 10 per cent pay cuts at a north east college with...

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Paul Offord
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Costs in question after Labour apprentice pledge

The financial implications of Labour’s pledge to cover apprentices’ travel costs have been called into question, after the Conservatives...

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Paul Offord
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Labour pledge to stop adult learner fees would mean scrapping FE loans

A pledge to stop fees on courses for adult learners, which FE Week has learned would involve scrapping advanced...

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Paul Offord
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Labour spells out plans to drive apprenticeships quality to FE Week

Labour has exclusively spelled out its plans to drive up the quality of apprenticeships to FE Week. It comes...

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Paul Offord
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Ambassador vows to ‘beat drum’ over small business fears

The government’s small business apprenticeship ambassador will “continue to beat the drum” over fears that limited access to funding...

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Paul Offord
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College crashes two grades from ‘outstanding’ after lengthy inspection wait

A college that went nearly 10 years without being inspected by Ofsted after being rated ‘outstanding’ has crashed two...

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Paul Offord
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AELP demands 4 million apprenticeship starts commitment

A call on the next government to commit to 4 million quality apprenticeships over the life of the next...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord