Ofsted Exclusive Report cards ‘rushed and botched’, Ofsted whistleblowers claim Watchdog insiders say planned consultation is a ‘sham’ and reforms have been ‘cobbled together at ridiculous speed’ Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo DfE Demand for industry training board merger rejected ‘No plans to legislate’ for a merger between CITB and ECITB, DfE says after independent review Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Apprenticeships Apprenticeships: Level 2 starts lowest in four years Growth in higher level apprenticeships mask falls in level 2 and under 19s Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Higher education DfE to curb HE franchise fraud with mandatory OfS registration Providers with over 300 franchised HE students will be required to register with the Office for Students Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Politics MPs to investigate ‘new way of doing FE’ New inquiry will cover staff pay, student mental health support, apprenticeships and funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo DfE, Early years Early years qualification rules relaxed amid recruitment crisis Managers will be able to count staff with level 2 qualifications as level 3 in staff-to-child ratios Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo Ofsted College retains ‘outstanding’ for third time Ofsted hears how Nelson and Colne College learners feel part of a ‘big family’ Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo T Levels DfE ponders national rollout of NHS T Level coordinators Nationwide pilot expansion considered to “broaden impact” of NHS T Level specialists Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Awarding SEG chair Stott quits awarding group The chair of the Skills and Education Group board has resigned with immediate effect on health grounds after eight… FE Week Reporter 3mo FE Week Reporter 3mo Careers, Employment MPs to examine job centres’ new skills and careers role The government hopes integrating careers advice into job centres will boost employment Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Devolution, DfE Exclusive Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Skills bootcamps Recruitment ban as bootcamp firm Redstone probed ITP paid nearly £3 million in bootcamps funding from mayoral combined authorities Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Newer 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 805 Older Must read 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 1w Billy Camden 1w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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
