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The folly that was the decision to give local authorities power to commission and fund 16-to-18 education and training

Tie-up will see 250 a year do foundation year at FE colleges before moving on to University of Bath

BIS minister Hayes sees his education and skills portfolio extended to include a role at Department for Education

The Beatles did it and U2 copied them, so playing the rooftop gig is about as rock’n‘roll as it gets.

There is a familiar sub-plot in disaster movies that sees the hero warn of impending doom only to be dismissed as a scare-mongering lunatic by the powers that be.

In the new age of austerity, talk of mergers, federations, private sector investment and shared services is rife among further education providers. Alan Thomson reports