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Press Release: Labour are blocking path to University for A-level students

  • August 20, 2009

Responding to the publication of A-Level results today, Shadow Secretary of State for University and Skills David Willetts, said:

Press Release: Record number of 18-24 year olds not in work or education

  • August 18, 2009

New official figures published today reveal that the number of 18-24 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen to another record high, with more than one in six young people now ‘NEET’.

Press Release: Lack of support for part-time students is indefensible

  • August 18, 2009

Commenting on Policy Exchange’s report on support for part-time undergraduates, Shadow Universities and Skills Secretary, David Willetts said:

Press Release: Dramatic regional variation behind record number of NEETs revealed

  • August 13, 2009

New official figures show that in some areas of the country the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has increased by 75 per cent since figures were first collected in 2001.

Press Release: Sugar falls at the first hurdle

  • August 11, 2009

A national apprenticeships website heavily promoted by Sir Alan Sugar has hired just one apprentice for every 25 vacancies listed, new figures have revealed.

Press Release: Government is playing politics with FE Capital Crisis

  • August 7, 2009

The 13 colleges whose capital projects have been given the go-ahead by the Government are all in Labour constituencies, Conservative research has revealed.

Press Release: A wake up call on universities for ministers

  • August 2, 2009

Commenting on the final report from the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Select Committee, Shadow Universities and Skills Secretary David Willetts said: