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Alan Thomson
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Councils mull need to overrule colleges
Local authorities may seek the power of veto over colleges when it comes to implementing local education and training plans for young people, it has emerged
12 February 2010
Business model may offer a private solution
Comment: Alan Thomson
5 February 2010
Colleges could thrive as companies, says paper
157 Group report proposes radical shake-up that would see FE institutions running everything from schools and training providers to cleaning firms
5 February 2010
SSCs repay investment twentyfold, report reveals
Sector skills councils repay the public and private investment they receive 20 times over, according to a report evaluating their impact
5 February 2010
Colleges face restructure as 25% budget cuts loom
Radical shake-up or merger on cards for at least a third of providers as LSC prepares for the worst
29 January 2010
Never mind first, funding cuts are the deepest
Comment: Alan Thomson
29 January 2010