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Leicester city council in row over ‘brokerage-style’ levy deal

Leicester city council is the latest public body accused of diverting apprenticeship levy funding away from frontline learning via...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
Opinion

ESFA misses chance to get tough on wasteful subcontracting

The ESFA must enforce rules that are supposed to be putting a stop to wasteful short-term subcontracting. The example...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Anne Milton hasn’t met the IfA’s apprentice panel in its first year

The skills minister has still not met with the Institute for Apprenticeships’ panel of apprentices – more than 12...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Skills minister and ESFA boss speaking at AELP conference

The skills minister and the recently appointed leader of the Education and Skills Funding Agency are the standout speakers...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

People 1st collapses, stunning the FE sector

People 1st, once a major sector skills council and a key player in the apprenticeship reforms, has entered administration,...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Apprenticeship payments system breakdown finally ‘resolved’

The government claims to have finally fixed its malfunctioning apprenticeship payments reporting system, more than two weeks after it...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Subcontracting fees will finally be published in June

The government will publish subcontracting fees for providers across the country in June, the education minister Nadhim Zahawi has...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

MPs’ inquiry will look into long-term planning for FE

The Commons education committee will investigate long-term education investment – especially whether colleges and schools are getting the money...

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Paul Offord
News

New ways to win at the 15th National Apprenticeship Awards

The 15th National Apprenticeship Awards are now open for entries – and several new categories have been announced, including...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord