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  Q1 revenue flat at BPP (in: Higher Education)
Feb 1, 2012
Apollo Group, the for-profit US post-secondary education provider, has reported little change in revenue at its BPP division of $80.1m (2010: $79.7m) for the three months ended 30 November 2011.
  Infinitas Learning acquires LJ Create (in: Media)
Feb 1, 2012
Infinitas Learning, owners of Nelson Thornes, has acquired LJ Group, the company behind LJ Create, the provider of digital learning solutions for science, technology, engineering and maths.
  A4e reports 23% increase in revenue (in: Support Services)
Feb 1, 2012
A4e Limited, the privately owned Work Programme and skills and education provider has reported a pre tax profit of £15.1m (2010: £9.6m) on revenue up 23% to £234m (2010: £191m) for the year ended 31 March 2011 according to accounts filed recently at Companies House.
  Bertelsmann invests $50m in new fund for online HE programmes in Europe and the US (in: Higher Education)
Feb 1, 2012
Bertelsmann has teamed up with other investors and education entrepreneurs to launch the $100m University Ventures Fund.
  US school business impacts McGraw-Hill Education (in: Media)
Feb 1, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education (MH) has reported a 12% fall in operating income to $320m (2010: $363m) for the year ended 31 December 2011 on revenue down 6% to $2,292m (2010: $2,433m).
  Market uncertainty impacts ASDAN (in: Qualifications and Assessment)
Feb 1, 2012
ASDAN, the qualifications body for personal and social skills led by CEO Marius Franks, has reported a 10% fall in revenue to £6.34m (2010: £7.03m restated) for the year ended 31 August 2011 and an operating loss of £407k (2010: £630k surplus restated).
  RM completes three more disposals (in: ICT)
Feb 1, 2012
RM last month continued with the disposal of non-core assets with the sale of the company’s minority shareholding in the LEGO Education Europe joint venture, the disposal of the DACTA business/assets, and the sale of AMI Education Solutions.
  David Black buys back Moorhouse Black from Nelson Thornes (in: Support Services)
Feb 1, 2012
David Black, the co-founder of distance learning provider Moorhouse Black, has bought the company back from Nelson Thornes for only £1.
  Intraining Group reports 19% increase in revenue (in: Vocational and Professional Education)
Feb 1, 2012
Intraining Group, the employability and apprenticeship training provider owned by Newcastle College, has reported a 19% increase in revenue to £64.5m (2010: £54.3m) for the year ended 31 July 2011 according to accounts filed recently at Companies House.
  New nurseries drive growth at Kidsunlimited (in: Pre-School)
Feb 1, 2012
Kidsunlimited Group, the LDC private equity backed nursery group, has reported a 9% increased in revenue to £38.1m (2010: £35.0m) for the year ended 30 April 2011 according to accounts filed recently at Companies House.
  Intellego becomes Digital Learning Marketplace (in: Vocational and Professional Education)
Feb 1, 2012
Intellego Holdings plc, the AIM-listed eLearning and compliance courseware solutions provider, has changed its name to Digital Learning Marketplace plc.
  OCR and Pearson launch new generation of ICT qualifications for September 2012 (in: Qualifications and Assessment)
Feb 1, 2012
OCR and Pearson UK both used last month’s BETT 2012 show to announce the launch of a new generation of ICT qualifications.
 
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