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Defining its purpose will give FE a sense of identity
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Students at UTCs 'work-ready', report finds
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‘Incredibly hard’ vocational courses will exclude students from university, Harris boss warns
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Apprenticeship levy could disadvantage rural communities, report claims
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Government launches industrial strategy
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Government urged to 'restart UTC machine'
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Employers should be involved in education 'at all levels', report suggests
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UTCs should offer 16 to 19 education, report urges
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Labour Party Manifesto - towards a National Education Service
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Halfon's skills funding letter published
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Studio school to stop recruiting from 14 and become sixth form
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Cash-strapped schools axing classes and cutting back on trips, headteachers say
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Budget fails to address education funding crisis
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Top Tory throws weight behind EBacc changes
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Colleges to consider scrapping national pay deals
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Millennials who chose an apprenticeship over university are just as happy with their lives
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The journeyman years still happen for 35 traditional German trades
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Don't forget that some of the best training takes place in the workplace, government told
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  • Jan 23, 2017
Theresa May to seek new ‘credible alternative’ to universities
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Theresa May to unveil boost to vocational education system
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'Forget technical and professional education: there's nothing wrong with the word vocational'
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Number of colleges taking on 14-16 students falls for first time
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