Apprenticeships, Colleges, Subcontracting
Union raises transparency concerns and calls on leaders to open up the books
Billy Camden
Ofsted
Inspectorate accused of ‘marking its own work’
Amy Walker and Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships
DfE also pledges to support local authorities to recruit up to 500 new child and family social worker apprentices
Tallulah Taylor
Colleges
New regulations finally pave way for Catholic sixth form colleges to convert
Billy Camden
Higher education, Lifelong Learning
Ministers will create a new system of credits and fee caps to regulate how much providers can charge for…
Shane Chowen
Ofsted
Firm is under threat of suspension on new apprentice starts after Ofsted new provider monitoring inspection
Jason Noble
Colleges, Ofsted
The inspectorate published the report despite an ongoing challenge
Billy Camden
Politics
Civil servants joined teachers on the day of strike action, saying: ‘You can’t run public services unless you fund…
Tom Belger
Colleges
Colleges given guidance on senior pay controls, write-offs and severance payments following reclassification
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships, Ofsted
Amanda Spielman warns that using apprentices to replace experienced early years practitioners isn’t fair to learners or children
Jason Noble
WorldSkills
Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann announces plans to step down in May to head up Whitehall & Industry Group
Jason Noble
Adult education, Skills reform
ESFA-funded ‘priority’ subjects receive uplifts but it’s not good news for functional skills English and maths
Shane Chowen
