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Construction is still under way – but with new rules and procedures

While the government has promised £1.5 billion of new cash to colleges over this parliament to create “cutting-edge facilities”,…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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SPONSORED: Huge demand for health and social care training from public as 400,000 volunteer to support the COVID-19 fight

There has been a spike in demand from individuals looking to complete online training in the wake of the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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MPs in fight to save land-based college

A cross-party group of MPs is fighting to save a land-based college they fear could be closed following the…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Lawyers claim ESFA provider relief scheme ‘unlawful’ in letter to minister

A high-profile QC has worked with solicitors to write to the apprenticeships minister, Gillian Keegan, arguing that the Education…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Revealed: Covid-19 hit to apprenticeship starts

The dramatic impact of the coronavirus crisis on apprentice recruitment is laid bare for the first time in a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apprenticeship quango launches learner satisfaction survey

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has today launched a new apprentice satisfaction survey. It comes a week…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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ESFA provider relief application deadline extended

The deadline for providers to submit bids for supplier relief from the Education and Skills Funding Agency has been…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE will now ‘replace’ and ‘repurpose’ the cancelled monthly apprenticeship statistics

The Department for Education appears to have backtracked on a decision to scrap monthly apprenticeship data releases by now…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Plans to scrap MBA apprenticeship delayed until possibly 2021

Government plans to axe the controversial MBA qualification from the level 7 senior leader apprenticeship have been put on…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Monthly apprenticeships update: February starts fall 11%

Apprenticeship starts for the month of February 2020 fell 11 per cent on the previous year, figures published this…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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ESFA will individually ‘challenge’ hundreds of apprenticeship providers after poor achievement rates

Providers that failed to meet the minimum standard for apprenticeship achievement rates last year will be informed next week…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Education secretary quizzed by MPs on timing and scope of coronavirus supplier relief

The education secretary today dodged an MP’s question about his department’s delay in launching supplier relief support for training…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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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

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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