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Revealed: the zero-marks diploma loophole

Documents obtained by The Sunday Telegraph reveal that a student who gets good marks in one part of the course will be able to secure an overall pass despite scoring badly on the vital vocational content.
This means a pupil can obtain an advanced diploma in engineering, worth [...]

Education spending to be cut by £100m despite Gordon Brown’s pledge

Despite Gordon Brown pledging to safeguard spending on schools and universities, government documents show that the total education budget will fall by £100 million after the next election.
The disclosure is in statistics that detail the true scale of the Government’s budget reductions for the first time.

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College funding fiasco condemned

MPs have condemned the “catastrophic mismanagement” of a college building scheme in England which could cost hundreds of millions of pounds.
The Learning and Skills Council, which ran the scheme, and the government are criticised in a report by the committee which deals with further education.
The LSC encouraged colleges to bid for funds and approved projects [...]

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