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Subcontracting rules watered down just a day after being published

A new rule that would force providers to gain permission before charging subcontracting management fees above 20 per cent was published...

14.52 Jul. 29th, 2021

Hospitality and catering courses added to level 3 lifetime skills guarantee offer

The government has added hospitality and catering courses to its new level 3 adult offer after controversially excluding the industry when...

12.04 Jul. 29th, 2021

Williamson slammed for ‘ignoring’ concerns about scrapping BTECs

0.01 Jul. 29th, 2021

Union calls for formal review after OCR confirms 42% exam fees rebate

16.18 Jul. 28th, 2021

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Colleges invited to use cost-cutting consultants

13.39 Jul. 28th, 2021

Students are worried employers will see TAGs as ‘fake grades’, says Ofqual advisers

13.22 Jul. 27th, 2021

DfE considers college vaccine passports

16.37 Jul. 26th, 2021

High praise for university in first tranche of Ofsted’s level 6 and 7 apprenticeship inspections

11.38 Jul. 26th, 2021

UTC jumps from Ofsted ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’ in a year

11.18 Jul. 23rd, 2021

5 things we learned from DfE’s final apprenticeship reform review

11.50 Jul. 21st, 2021

100 jobs at risk as combined authority rejects WEA’s adult education bid

16.29 Jul. 20th, 2021

Target apprenticeships at most disadvantaged, Social Mobility Commission tells government

12.02 Jul. 20th, 2021

Provider-level achievement rates to return in 2021/22

15.01 Jul. 19th, 2021

University apprenticeships to be externally assessed

12.00 Jul. 16th, 2021

New ‘skills measure’ would trigger Ofsted inspections

16.03 Jul. 15th, 2021

National Skills Fund consultation launched

16.17 Jul. 15th, 2021

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Subcontracting rules watered down just a day after being published

Hospitality and catering courses added to level 3 lifetime skills guarantee offer

Williamson slammed for ‘ignoring’ concerns about scrapping BTECs

Union calls for formal review after OCR confirms 42% exam fees rebate

Colleges invited to use cost-cutting consultants

Students are worried employers will see TAGs as ‘fake grades’, says Ofqual advisers

DfE considers college vaccine passports

High praise for university in first tranche of Ofsted’s level 6 and 7 apprenticeship inspections

UTC jumps from Ofsted ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’ in a year

5 things we learned from DfE’s final apprenticeship reform review

100 jobs at risk as combined authority rejects WEA’s adult education bid

Target apprenticeships at most disadvantaged, Social Mobility Commission tells government

Provider-level achievement rates to return in 2021/22

University apprenticeships to be externally assessed

New ‘skills measure’ would trigger Ofsted inspections

National Skills Fund consultation launched

Here is how the IfATE would deliver on the Skills Bill

The ESFA should hire risk managers to root out problems in training providers

Colleges have a huge impact on the pipeline of talent towards ‘blue technologies’

Many teachers are unaware of assistive technology for disabled students

The need to put young people with SEND at the heart of recovery couldn’t be clearer

UTCs could survive by extending year groups beyond age 18

Talking about a ‘middle-class’ grab on apprenticeships could send the wrong message

The Church of England wants to serve a new generation as we have always done

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Oldham’s IT team get to do their ‘disaster recovery’

East Sussex campus adapted to help 85 chemo patients a day

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