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Anne Milton launches £22m construction skills fund

The skills minister has launched a new £22 million fund to help tackle construction skills shortages. The 18-month scheme...

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Essex council protests college merger with London group

A council in Essex has come out firmly against merger plans for its financially stricken local college, fearing it...

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Metro mayors demand control over unspent levy

The metro mayors overseeing skills budget devolution have joined forces to demand control of apprenticeship levy cash that employers...

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Leading charity sector figure to lead London’s largest college group

A leading figure from the charity sector will take the reins at London’s largest college group. Roy O’Shaughnessy, who...

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Rye Studio School to close over low pupil numbers

The Rye Studio School in East Sussex will close this summer after it failed to recruit even half of...

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‘Outstanding’ Ofsted result for Redbridge Institute of Adult Education

A local authority provider has been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the first time since 2015. Redbridge Institute of...

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Scrap the Institute for Apprenticeships, says Lords report

The Institute for Apprenticeships should be scrapped, according to an influential committee that sits in the House of Lords....

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Council accused of SEND transport discrimination

A local authority has been accused of breaking government guidelines on college transport charges, and parents of children with...

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Colleges recognised for outstanding higher education provision

Two colleges have received gold medals recognising their outstanding higher education provision in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework ratings....

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