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  • The Government's new offender learning strategy

    This speech is about recidivism. It’s about the frightening fact that 39 per cent of offenders re-offend. Countless extra crimes in every part…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Adult Learners Week

    Good afternoon everyone. I want to start by thanking Alan Tuckett both for his kind words of introduction and for the many other things he…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government publishes response to the Wolf Review of Vocational Education

    All the Wolf Review recommendations were accepted by Michael Gove in the government's response to her review of vocational education.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Community Learning Champions: Making the Big Society real

    Hello everyone. It’s a great pleasure for me to be here today. I must begin by expressing thanks on behalf of us all to NIACE, Martin Yarnit…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Alison Wolf writes for 'The Times' about her review of vocational education

    Alison Wolf writes about reforming vocational education in England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wolf Review proposes major reform of vocational education

    The Department has published Prof Alison Wolf's review of vocational education calling for a fresh approach to a range of qualifications.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cable urges more businesses to say 'you're hired' to an apprentice

    February 7th - 11th is National Apprenticeship Week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • John Hayes delivers new quality guarantee for Apprenticeships

    The Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England, published today, will ensure: All apprenticeships deliver high quality, …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Further education funding priorities and legislation reform: letter to college principals

    Letter, dated 8 December 2010, from John Hayes, Minister for Further Education Skills and Lifelong Learning, to further education institution…

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  • New capital funding for sixth-form colleges

    Lord Hill announces a £90 million funding package to help address building needs and meet demand for additional student places.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Apprenticeship Awards 2011 launches

    Applications open today to find England's top apprentices and apprentice employers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • YPLA statement on 16 to 19 funding and statutory guidance

    Funding arrangements for 16 to 19 education and training in 2012 to 2013 by the former Young People's Learning Agency.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Skills Minister John Hayes Welcomes IBM Apprenticeship Scheme

    Information Technology is one of the many sectors set to benefit from the Government’s expanded apprenticeships programme. An extra £250m government…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Hill to the Sixth Form Colleges Forum

    The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools talks about the impact the Government's educational reforms will have on sixth form colleges.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tim Loughton to EESI (effective, efficient, supported and independent third sector) conference

    The Children’s Minister speaks to the Partnership in Action 'EESI Does It!' conference on the Big Society and the benefits of volunteering

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Association of Colleges annual conference

    Thank you Kirsty [Wark] and good afternoon everyone. WB Yeats said that education was “not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Willetts comments on UCAS Provisional End of Cycle Report 2009/2010

    “In a year of unprecedented demand for higher education funding, we kept our commitment to fund an extra 10,000 student places. There were more…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New All-Age Careers Service

    Good afternoon everyone. For anyone who feels as passionately as I do about the value of practical skills, it’s a pleasure to be here in…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • "The craft so long to lerne": Skills and their Place in Modern Britain

    Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for coming. The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce, is probably the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HEFCE Annual Conference

    Good afternoon. It has been a crucial ten days for the development of higher education in our country. I am very grateful to HEFCE for this…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government