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Exclusive: Colleges forced to gamble almost £300,000 on apprenticeships
The government has allocated far less in non-levy funding than colleges and training providers say they need
23 February 2018
Colleges to overspend in a bid to save apprenticeships
Providers will use their own money to subsidise training for small employers, after seeing their funds from the Education and Skills Funding Agency reduce. Jonathan Owen reports
23 February 2018
College boss joins Ofqual board
The qualifications watchdog has announced five new board members in total
22 February 2018
FE commissioner tells Guildford College to merge by the end of this year
The FE institution, Surrey’s largest college group, has been placed under FE commissioner intervention
22 February 2018
Three colleges join Chartered Institute for Further Education
The institute chaired by Lord Lingfield now has 11 members, but needs many more to meet its founder’s target
22 February 2018
Government ‘out of step’ over voting age, says AoC
The debate over whether to allow 16-year-olds to vote reignited today after a government minister refused to countenance such a move
21 February 2018