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George Ryan
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ESFA ‘refuses to legitimise’ non-binary students
Non-binary students who don’t identify as male or female ‘forced to misgender themselves’ to access education, NUS warns
4 February 2019
80% of levy-paying employers have hired no apprentices
Some £3bn of apprenticeship levy contributions from large businesses – three-quarters of the total – remains unspent, figures show
4 February 2019
The student-turned-caretaker who stayed for 2 decades
After being made redundant, Jim Whiskins started a one-year course at Fircroft College. He stayed for 23 years.
1 February 2019
Will T levels draw a line in the sand under BTECs?
The future of applied generals hangs in the balance and their prospects of survival may be dwindling, George Ryan writes
1 February 2019
DfE: Tell EU staff about settlement scheme
The government has issued the guidance as it said it was ‘intensifying and accelerating’ no-deal planning
31 January 2019
Apprenticeship starts up 13% this academic year
Number of apprenticeship starts has risen this academic year, but is still down 17.6 per cent compared with 2016-17
31 January 2019