Ofsted

All childcare apprentices dropped out at ‘inadequate’ training provider

Some learners at the provider were also left without supervisors while at work, according to Ofsted

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Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Care leadership training provider hit with ‘inadequate’ rating

Inspectors report ‘systemic weaknesses’ at the provider, and that it had not acted on comments made in previous Ofsted…

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Skills reform

Government confirms end to LEP funding

The government had touted the change in this year’s Spring Budget

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships

Discrimination? Providers slam apprenticeship visa rule change

DfE ‘clarifies’ that if an individual is ‘unable to complete the apprenticeship in the time they have available, (e.g.,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

College set for ‘inevitable’ court battle with football club after mediation falls flat

The football club is suing the college for more than £160,000

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Colleges

College group wins High Court battle to sell closed campus

The college had faced substantial opposition from the local council, campaigners and the local MP, Harriet Baldwin

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Colleges

Long-awaited three-college Hampshire merger gets over the line

Future of City College Southampton secured as it joins Fareham and Eastleigh College

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
AEB, Apprenticeships, Ofsted

BCTG changes owner and ‘removes’ CEO after Ofsted battering

Provider slammed for ‘lack of focus’ on quality following switch from subcontracting to direct delivery

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Top apprenticeships civil servant to retire

Kate Ridley-Moy will succeed Peter Mucklow as director of apprenticeships

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Exams

Teenager arrested in exam board cyber attack investigation

Police confirm 16-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed until later this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Training Providers

Multimillion-pound competition launched for net zero training

Training providers could get up to £1 million for retrofitting and insulation courses

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Training Providers

‘Broken’ Skills Training UK employees won’t be paid in full this month

AELP launches ‘save the skills system’ campaign following latest training provider closure

Joshua Stein
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