News Duplication error sees large apprenticeship firm missing from QARs Several other big providers included in official performance tables experienced similar problems Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Emergency funding review set to pass planned end date – again Latest ‘shocking’ delay blamed on ‘excessive bureaucracy and indecision’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Another Saudi college venture ends But questions hang over whether millions in tax will need to be repaid Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y 16-19, Qualifications Keep BTECs until T Levels have stood the test of time, MPs demand Education committee says current withdrawal of applied generals will constrict student choice Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships DfE issues final call for flexi-job apprenticeship agencies Department confirms ‘no plans’ to open another application window after May 31 Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Ofsted English Football League apprenticeship provider nets top Ofsted marks again Large provider given ‘outstanding’ rating 11 years after securing the top rating Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y 16-19 ESFA ups childcare cash for young parents as demand falls Care to Learn allocations rise by £20 per week but data indicates falling demand for subsidies Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Multiply, Skills reform DfE puts Multiply online platform on ice DfE says the platform is under review while it considers the right offer for learners Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges DfE opens applications for colleges capital loans Loans are available for college capital projects originally planning private sector borrowing prior to reclassification Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Adult education, Levelling Up, Long read Investigation Multiply – The maths scheme that doesn’t yet add up The flagship Multiply programme, aimed at adults with poor numeracy skills, is failing to attract learners, reports Jessica Hill…. Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y 16-19, English and maths ‘Groundbreaking’ progress for GCSE maths resit students in pilot, researchers claim Study says students make one month of additional progress on intervention programme Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Assessment, Awarding Penalties soar for taking devices into exams Ofqual figures indicate four times as many penalties for VTQ exams in 2022 than the previous year Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Newer 1 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 829 Older Must read Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
