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Alan Thomson
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Battening down the hatches may not be enough
29 May 2009
‘Wholesale’ job losses predicted
Half of colleges could be categorised as economically vulnerable over the next two years, warns head of finance directors
29 May 2009
Success rates will be affected by changes to scoring system
Colleges could drop from good to satisfactory in performance rankings, hitting their reputations
22 May 2009
The man who wants the numbers to add up
The new head of the LSC is on a mission to bring improvements to further education at a time of change. Alan Thomson reports
15 May 2009
Concerns over Train to Gain budget restraints
Learning providers fear places will be restricted, although the programme’s funding has increased
15 May 2009
Cutting personnel teams is a false economy, college managers hear
15 May 2009