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George Ryan
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Chancellor ‘brings forward’ £700m apprenticeship package
The plan to halve the rate SMEs have to contribute towards apprenticeship training was announced last autumn
13 March 2019
‘Link arts and STEM to help students steam ahead’
Encouraging collaboration between college departments can boost students career options, says Anne-Marie Imafidon
12 March 2019
Manchester College buys new site in £100m estates overhaul
The £100 million scheme will consolidate The Manchester College’s sites in a new city location
11 March 2019
Scrap ‘incredibly archaic’ GCSEs, urge businesses
CBI backs calls from former education secretary Lord Baker and Commons Education Select Committee chair Robert Halfon
11 March 2019
UK ‘will drop’ in world literacy and numeracy table
Despite expected improvements in the overall proficiency, other countries are set to overtake the UK by 2030
11 March 2019
Commissioner recommends single college for Cornwall
The report recommends a closer working relationship between Cornwall’s two stand-alone colleges, with an eye to a merger
8 March 2019