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U-turn welcomed on funding for employees taught outside the workplace

Courses for people in employment are once again allowed to use public funding, so long as they are taught...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Government sets December deadline in 16-to-18 data reporting crackdown

Colleges must publish vital 16-to-18 performance data by a strict December deadline, in a Department for Education crackdown apparently prompted...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Exclusive: T-Level crisis exposed as DfE fail to appoint any advisory panel members

More trouble has erupted in T-Level planning, after it emerged that no-one has yet been appointed to the advisory...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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First degree apprentices in UK graduate

The first group of degree apprentices in the UK have graduated today, with seven out of the 11 gaining...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Statistics regulator pressured DfE into achievement rate U-turn

The government was pressured into its major U-turn on the publication of hidden achievement rate data in the wake...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Exclusive: Date revealed for when DfE will publish revised 2014/15 achievement rate data

Long-awaited revised achievement rates for individual providers will be published on July 27, FE Week can reveal. The Department...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Government to ‘formally intervene’ at 35 providers with achievement rate failures

More than 30 private training providers, colleges and councils have been slapped with a notice of concern or serious breach,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Cost of Digital Apprenticeship Service revealed

The government expects to spend at least £12.5m on delivering its new Digital Apprenticeship Service, FE Week can reveal....

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Court date set for AoC judicial review over new sixth form

The court start date has been set for the Association of College’s first judicial review against the government in...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord