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Alan Thomson
All articles by Alan Thomson
Students see stars over cosmic ordering course
The New Age philosophy course bases itself on the books of Barbel Mohr
9 October 2009
‘Scruffy’ staff sent home as college seeks smarter look
Union claims lecturer turned away from work for breaking new dress code
9 October 2009
Colleges could recruit from age 14
Conservative party plans shake-up that would see further education develop its own on-site technical schools
9 October 2009
Can the Tories steer FE out of choppy waters?
In the library of things famous people never actually said, “Crisis? What crisis?” has an enduring appeal
2 October 2009
Why FE is feeling its age
With 50 per cent of further education staff now over 45, the sector will soon need a transfusion of young blood to safeguard its future. Alan Thomson reports on the FE gerontocracy
2 October 2009
Tories build FE freedom charter
Shadow skills secretary to develop proposals for more further education power at next week’s party conference
2 October 2009
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