Skills bootcamps Exclusive Bootcamp provider in whistleblower probe collapses ‘I’m not one of these cowboys who treat people like dirt’ 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Ofsted Exclusive Joyce’s interim replacement at Ofsted revealed Senior skills inspector steps into FE deputy director role temporarily Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w T Levels DfE revises 2023-24 T Level pass rates Updated analysis also reveals league table of T Level results at provider level for first time Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Apprenticeships Long read Apprenticeship achievement rates 2023-24: what you need to know Most large providers improve, while some achievement gaps between learner groups got wider Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Apprenticeships ‘Fantastic result’: Apprenticeship achievement rate hits 60.5% Minister heaps praise on providers as the apprentice drop out rate also significantly reduces Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Sponsored post Sponsored Skills Bootcamps Are Changing – What FE Colleges Must Know Skills Bootcamps are evolving as funding moves to local control and digital skills trends shift. Code Institute, an Ofsted… Code Institute 3w Code Institute 3w Budget 2025 Spring statement 2025: What the chancellor announced for FE Adult education and skills could be hit by ‘another £200m’ in cuts in coming years, expert warns Josh Mellor 3w Josh Mellor 3w Apprenticeships DfE ditches draft apprenticeship funding rules Expert fears ‘vital contributions’ from front line staff will be missed Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Colleges, Skills reform ‘New ways of doing FE’ inquiry: Experts give evidence to MPs ‘I actually don’t think we know how well the resit policy is benefiting young people,’ committee hears Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w News DfE shaves £500m off T Levels spending Huge cost adjustment caused by low student numbers, DfE claims Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Ofsted Sumo Games apprenticeship arm crushes Ofsted inspection But likely loss of level 7 subsidy will impact the small training operation Josh Mellor 3w Josh Mellor 3w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 802 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
