News

Nine things we learned from the ESFA’s 2019-20 annual report and accounts

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has this afternoon published its annual report and accounts for 2019-20, revealing college…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofqual predicts ‘slightly better’ GCSE and A-level results, but teacher grades will need hauling down

Teacher-assessed grades will have to be hauled down by up to 12 percentage points this year so results are…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News, Opinion

Pearson and Amazon Web Services develop first Cloud Computing BTEC Higher National qualifications to help address the cloud computing skills gap

Pearson is really pleased to announce, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), the development of the first…

Billy Camden
Gary Gates
News

DfE offers £96m grant for 16-19 tutoring after Covid catch-up fund U-turn

The government has U-turned on its decision to exclude 16 to 19 providers from its £1 billion Covid catch-up…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

WorldSkills UK LIVE 2020 cancelled

The country’s biggest skills and careers event, WorldSkills UK LIVE, has been cancelled for 2020 due to the health…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Claudia Harris to step down as Careers and Enterprise Company CEO

The chief executive of the Careers and Enterprise Company is to step down to run a firm that supports…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


News

Demise of subcontracting brokers – finally

Using brokers in subcontracting deals will be a “serious breach” of funding rules next year, the government said today…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Brighton college receives emergency bailout as chief executive quits

A chief executive has resigned after his college hit serious financial problems that led to a plea for emergency…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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How to assess learners’ starting points and personalise curriculum plans

Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) has changed the way learning is delivered, with increased scrutiny on the ability…

The Skills Network
The Skills Network
News

Revealed: How DfE will fund the school and college leavers scheme and list of eligible courses

The Department for Education has published details of how it will fund the £101 million school and college leavers…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE tender reveals plans to design ‘new training model’ for adults

The national retraining scheme has taken another step forward after the government began searching for “partnerships” to design and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted confirms shake-up of redress system – but will give providers longer to complain

Ofsted has confirmed it will proceed with a shake-up of the redress system for inspections, but will give providers…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

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
Billy Camden and Frances Read
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
Billy Camden
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen