News Nearly all universities score top two Ofsted grades, analysis finds Data could aid minister Halfon’s desire to ‘rocket boost’ degree apprenticeships Tallulah Taylor 2y Tallulah Taylor 2y News A-level disadvantage gap widest since records began The disadvantage gap at A-level is the widest since it was introduced six years ago, new data reveals. Provisional… Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Industrial action One in four DfE staff could join civil service strike Ofsted employees also vote to walk out as PCS union vows ‘major industrial action Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Adult education Council’s main adult education provider closes suddenly The adult education charity had served more than 30,000 students in ten years, but ‘trading conditions’ forced trustees to… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Ofsted Ofsted finds apprentices on wrong programme for 4 years Long-running apprenticeship provider now faces contract termination Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Skills bootcamps, Skills reform Ofsted to inspect skills bootcamps after sounding quality alarm Inspections will begin from April 2023 Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y News Ofsted to carry out review of careers guidance Watchdog to recommend improvements in practice by next autumn Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y News Nicky Morgan joins Careers and Enterprise Company as chair Former education secretary to help lead careers organisation she set up whilst at the DfE Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y News ‘Voluntary exit’ scheme launched as DfE seeks to lose 10% of staff Staff without ‘skills the department needs for the future’ to be offered three weeks’s salary per year of service… Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Colleges, Politics, Skills reform No plans for new ‘elite’ technical colleges, skills minister suggests Robert Halfon says PM refers to existing Institutes of Technology in education plans Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Politics Meet the ministers: Who’s who in Rishi Sunak’s first DfE lineup Ministerial responsibilities at the DfE have finally been announced Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Covid fraud hit £5m and 6 more ESFA accounts findings High profile Covid measures, like the apprenticeship incentive payments, were flagged as a high risk for fraud Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen and Samantha Booth 2y Newer 1 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 803 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
