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Stephen Exley
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Could colleges benefit from Tories’ northern success?
Conservatives breached the ‘red wall’. They now have to keep voters in college communities on board, says Stephen Exley
16 December 2019
Marsden and Milton lose seats in general election
Gordon Marsden, Anne Milton and Tom Bewick fail to win seats in House of Commons
13 December 2019
Can the apprenticeship levy be saved?
The apprenticeship levy can be fixed – but none of the solutions is painless, writes Stephen Exley
3 December 2019
‘Further education needs a vision, not just money’
FE has been prominent in the election campaign – but the Conservative manifesto lacks ambition, writes Stephen Exley
26 November 2019
Conservative manifesto: £3bn for ‘national skills fund’
Election 2019: £600m-a-year programme will be ‘new funding on top of existing skills funding’, says Tory manifesto
24 November 2019
Why college leaders must learn to embrace failure
In the current climate, the pressure for college leaders is always there, writes Stephen Exley
23 November 2019
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