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Alan Thomson
All articles by Alan Thomson
Banks missing trick on loans for FE adults
Chris Banks’ report on fees is, at the very least, a triumph of semantics.
9 July 2010
Colleges and councils make an uneasy pair
2 July 2010
Fighting fit: how the Army steps in where school falls short
Deaths among the British military in Afghanistan have topped 300, but away from the front line the armed forces carve out a more peaceful role as the UK’s leading training provider, educating thousands of school leavers. Alan Thomson reports
2 July 2010
Digital literacy ‘as vital as maths and English’
2 July 2010
Colleges and trainers fear unfavourable council bias
Providers believe local authorities prefer sixth forms and 14-19 academies, poll reveals
2 July 2010
FE needs its share of special consideration
25 June 2010