Ofsted Large accountancy apprenticeship provider excels with grade 1 in first Ofsted inspection First Intuition Cambridge Ltd rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in all areas in its first full inspection Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education Education inequalities study reports ‘dearth’ of second chances for learners The Institute for Fiscal Studies report says significant investment is needed to address education inequalities Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Exams AQA staff to strike on A-level and GCSE results days, Unison confirms But union claims of results disruption branded ‘scaremongering’ by minister FE Week Reporter 3y FE Week Reporter 3y Higher education Over 4,250 university offers delayed after another Access to HE grades blunder Regulator launches investigation after ‘serious incident’ with awarding body’s grade submission Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Another giant apprenticeship provider hit with Ofsted grade 3 Kaplan’s level 7 apprenticeship delivery comes in for specific criticism Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Subcontracting, Training Providers Director ban for subcontractor boss that paid relatives and renovated house using skills funding Failure to keep accurate financial information about £2.5 million worth of public money has led to a lengthy director… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Ofsted First ‘outstanding’ inspection for Educationwise Academy Ltd The inspection report, published today, praised tutors and leaders for carefully planning curriculums and said apprentices make “significant progress.” Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Colleges, Governance Successful bidder to run governor recruitment service revealed Struggling colleges will have access to the free governor recruitment service from this September. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y AEB DfE extends HGV driver training offer for another year The Department for Education confirms its adult education budget offer for HGV driver training will be extended for a… Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y AEB, Devolution Mayors’ plan to simplify adult education funding Some mayoral combined authorities are planning ‘single pot’ approaches to their adult education budgets and free courses for jobs… Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y WorldSkills WorldSkills announces Shanghai finals replacement as UK field 35 learners Cancelled Shanghai finals will be held across 15 countries instead, with the UK fielding 35 finalists. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships HMRC under fire from Ofsted over apprenticeships fiasco Thousands of employees were forced onto apprenticeships before being withdrawn Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Newer 1 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 803 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
