Ofsted UTC jumps from Ofsted ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’ in a year A university technical college (UTC) has been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted just a year after being hit with the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News 5 things we learned from DfE’s final apprenticeship reform review The Department for Education has today published its final review of its apprenticeship reform programme. Officials established the programme,… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News 100 jobs at risk as combined authority rejects WEA’s adult education bid Around 100 jobs are at risk at one of England’s largest charitable adult education providers after a mayoral combined… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Target apprenticeships at most disadvantaged, Social Mobility Commission tells government Apprenticeships are failing to reach their social mobility “potential” and must be better targeted at the most disadvantaged, the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Provider-level achievement rates to return in 2021/22 Next year’s provider-level qualification achievement rates (QARs) will be published following a two-year suspension. The Department for Education has… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships University apprenticeships to be externally assessed Degree apprenticeships will have to assessed with an industry expert who is independent of the university, under new proposals… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Skills reform National Skills Fund consultation launched A consultation has been launched on the government’s new level 3 qualifications offer, its skills bootcamps programme and how… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Ofsted New ‘skills measure’ would trigger Ofsted inspections Colleges that fail to align their provision with local and national needs will trigger Ofsted inspections in the future,… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Skills reform Simplifying FE funding and accountability consultation launched by DfE The government has launched a consultation on proposals to simplify funding and accountability systems in further education. As promised… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Skills reform Pilot areas for £65m Strategic Development Fund announced The Department for Education has revealed the pilot areas for the new Strategic Development Fund. The £65 million fund,… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Skills reform Revealed: The local skills improvement plans trailblazers The employer representative bodies that will lead pilots for new local skills improvement plans (LSIP) have been named. Eight… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Industrial action Staff vote to strike at 15 colleges University and College Union members in 15 colleges across England have voted for strike action in a row over… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 804 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 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
