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Will Martin
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FE students’ support must be ‘fit for purpose’
New package proposes minimum income of £8,150 and parity with HE students
1 December 2017
Employers should be involved in education ‘at all levels’, report suggests
Colleges with links to employers offer students a broader view of the world of work, the report suggests
24 November 2017
Number of apprenticeship starts falls by 60%, DfE figures show
Some 48,000 people started an apprenticeship between May and July, compared with 117,000 in the same period last year
23 November 2017
Adult FE achievement falls
Number of adults achieving government-funded FE qualifications drops – and 12,000 fewer took the courses in 2016-17, compared with the previous year, DfE figures show
23 November 2017
Improving digital skills will boost UK economy, study shows
£11 billion could be added to the economy by 2022 if young people’s digital skills are invested in, the report suggests
20 November 2017
Government to announce new National Retraining Scheme
The programme, expected to be announced as part of the Budget later this week, will aim to help adults retrain for new professions
20 November 2017