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Bidding opens for £7m flexi-job apprenticeship development fund

Applications have opened for a £7 million fund to set up flexible apprenticeships in sectors struggling to meet the…

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Fraser Whieldon
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UK Training Provider The Skills Network announce new Sexual Consent course following changes to Ofsted regulations

In response to updated regulatory guidance on safeguarding against sexual harassment and crimes within education settings, UK training provider…

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The Skills Network
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New £55k chair wanted to steer Ofqual through ‘unprecedented challenges’

The government is searching for a new Ofqual chair to steer the regulator through “unprecedented challenges” and shape the…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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ESFA U-turns on banning providers from assessing learning difficulties for funding

The government has U-turned on a controversial new funding rule which could have meant apprentices’ learning difficulties could have…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Subcontracting rules watered down just a day after being published

A new rule that would force providers to gain permission before charging subcontracting management fees above 20 per cent…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Hospitality and catering courses added to level 3 lifetime skills guarantee offer

The government has added hospitality and catering courses to its new level 3 adult offer after controversially excluding the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Williamson slammed for ‘ignoring’ concerns about scrapping BTECs

Twelve education bodies have today slammed the education secretary for “ignoring” their concerns and ploughing ahead with plans to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Union calls for formal review after OCR confirms 42% exam fees rebate

Exam board OCR has confirmed it will give schools and colleges a rebate of 42 per cent of fees…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Colleges invited to use cost-cutting consultants

Colleges will be given access to the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s army of cost-cutting advisers from September. The…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Students are worried employers will see TAGs as ‘fake grades’, says Ofqual advisers

Students are worried employers will see their teacher assessed GCSEs as “fake grades”, Ofqual has said, as the regulator…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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DfE considers college vaccine passports

FE students could need to be fully vaccinated to attend education and training in the coming year under plans…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

High praise for university in first tranche of Ofsted’s level 6 and 7 apprenticeship inspections

Ofsted’s first new provider monitoring visits of level 6 and 7 apprenticeship provision have resulted positive results for higher…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

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