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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
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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
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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
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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


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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
News

Apprenticeship assessment ‘flexibilities’ to stay until at least January

Special measures that have led to more than 100 apprenticeship standards gaining permission to carry out end-point assessments remotely…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Labour: Ney report exposes ministerial unawareness of financial crisis ‘engulfing’ colleges

Dame Mary Ney’s report into college financial oversight exposes a “decade of austerity” and a lack of ministerial awareness…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

ESFA finally publishes 2020/21 apprenticeship funding rules

The apprenticeship funding rules for the 2020/21 academic year have finally been published by the Education and Skills Funding…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Government commits to greater individual support for ALL colleges in light of Ney review

The government has committed to building “stronger” relationships with colleges, including increased dialogue with all college boards from September….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ney report finds depleted ESFA missing early warning signs of college financial failure

Staff cuts to the Education and Skills Funding Agency have been a key factor in their failure to spot…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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