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Large London college leaps two grades from inadequate

A large London College that was rated inadequate less than two years ago, has pulled back from the brink...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Ofsted accused of hiding huge gaps between inspections

Ofsted has been forced to deny that it removed inspection dates from its new promotional logos due to the...

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Paul Offord
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‘Golden hello’ maths teacher recruitment drive flops

A major government scheme that aimed to recruit more than 500 specialist maths teachers at colleges has accepted just...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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South-east triumphant at AoC sport championships

There was a shock result at last weekend’s 39th AoC Sport National Championships after the south-east claimed the coveted...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Team UK selected for WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi

Apprentices from Toyota, Airbus and Topshop are among 32 of the country’s elite learners who have been selected to...

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Paul Offord
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Highly unusual decision taken to extend principal’s notice period to full year

A large city college in “financial crisis” has taken the highly unusual step of extending the contract of employment...

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Paul Offord
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Labour pledges to bring back education maintenance allowance

Labour will raise corporation tax to fund the re-introduction of the education maintenance allowance, the party has revealed today....

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Exclusive: Call for long-term AEB procurement pause after election delay

A long-term pause on the first ever procurement process for adult education budget contracts has been called for –...

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Paul Offord
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DfE blasted for flip-flopping on GCSE maths and English resits

The government has been blasted for flip-flopping on its review into GCSE maths and English resits. All 16 to...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord