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Auditor waves red flags over adult-skills subcontracting

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Pointless to ask for advice on Level 7 defunding after pulling the trigger, say MPs

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Jacqui Smith reappointed minister for skills

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‘I don’t teach English as a subject, I teach it as a lifeline’

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Who is Lucy Powell? 10 facts about the new education secretary

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