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Staff training funds cut from nursery

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is cutting training funds to a Wiltshire nursery following a damning report from the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) (see News, 21 November). Westgate Nursery School near Swindon was told last week that two trainees could complete their course, but the LSC would no longer back it as a training provider.

Westgate Nursery School near Swindon was told last week that two trainees could complete their course, but the LSC would no longer back it as a training provider.

Sandria Murkin, owner of the nursery, condemned the decision and accused the LSC of pulling the plug on its training programme after the nursery had put right many of the problems identified in the ALI report.

However, Alison Bennett, the LSC's director of service delivery for Wiltshire and Swindon, said the decision was made because 'no learners have completed their training and ended up with a qualification and therefore we have decided to fund future learners through other providers'.

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