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| | EducationGuardian.co.uk higher news Changing role for HE college principals |
 | | Last night, the outgoing chairwoman, Dianne Willcocks, principal of York St John College, congratulated the colleges that were getting university status. |
 | | Of the group's 40 colleges, 10 are engaged in bidding for university status and are expected, in time, to join Universities UK, which represents the vice-chancellors. |
 | | Following a review of the organisation, Scop would concentrate on being a voice for small, specialist colleges, she said, adding that applications for Scop colleges rose by 18.5% this year, much more than for the higher education sector overall. |
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