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How to get the best out of a college merger

A merger can be a trying and testing time, says Mike Hopkins. But do it right and you can...

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MIKE HOPKINS
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Let’s embrace a four nations approach to skills

The new Four Nations College Alliance will help colleges go beyond their borders to learn more about best practice...

Evie Hayes
EWART KEEP
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If it works for apprentices and employers, it works for Ofsted

Over a six-year period, our college rating for apprenticeships improved from ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’ – and we weren’t even...

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JACQUI CANTON
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Why are providers charging the maximum apprenticeship price?

The apprenticeship levy brought with it a radical overhaul of provider funding, dispensing with fixed rates set by the...

Fraser Whieldon
Nick Linford
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The ESFA needs to talk about sex

The ESFA has multiple categories for ethnicity – why are they unwilling to add an ‘other’ box for sex,...

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STEVE HEWITT
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Government must mitigate the risks of T-levels

The technical education reforms under way have the potential to transform England’s skills and productivity record – it is...

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TOM BEWICK
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The official UTC figures don’t give the full picture

Lord Baker on why the Baker Dearing Educational Trust’s own data on university technical colleges is more comprehensive than...

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LORD KENNETH BAKER
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We must encourage schools to promote apprenticeships

Too many providers are still being blocked from going into schools to talk about apprenticeships, despite enthusiasm from both...

Anne Milton
ANNE MILTON
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What does the new insolvency regime mean for colleges?

The new FE insolvency regime is designed to improve the sustainability of the FE sector, says Stephanie Mason, who...

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STEPHANIE MASON