Colleges, RAAC

RAAC confirmed at 2 more colleges, says DfE

Number of total cases in education settings up to 214

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, UCAS

UCAS launches new apprenticeship service

University admissions body officially adds apprenticeship options to its site

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Care recruiter turned training provider ‘unable to verify’ apprentices have jobs

Ofsted hits firm with ‘inadequate’ after failing to evidence funding claims

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Colleges, sixth form colleges

‘Groundbreaking’ school and college partnership to deliver new sixth form

Richmond Upon Thames College and neighbouring school to open new sixth form to 50 students next year

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards honour diverse talent and inclusive employers

Award winners praised for demonstrating ‘remarkable dedication and resilience’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
News

Training provider calls it quits after 50 years

Key Training locks its doors after failing to renew borrowing facilities

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Apprenticeships

Portable flexi-jobs apprenticeship pilot flops

Providers hit less than 1% of their target with just 2 months to go

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, career change, Skills bootcamps

Workers face £40k financial penalty if they switch careers, research warns

Experts call for lifelong learning entitlement to be expanded to help ease financial burden

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships

IFS calls for uniform subsidy rate for apprenticeship levy

Economists also warn that Labour’s plan to expand the levy risks ‘significant deadweight costs’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
News

Oliver formally confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector

Schools boss pledges to be ’empathetic, compassionate and understanding of the challenges that those of us working in education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Ofqual extends term-time checkpoints to hundreds of thousands more VTQ students

Extra workload anticipated for schools and colleges to ensure grades are handed out on time

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Dwindling SME starts drag down apprenticeship figures in 2022/23

Starts for level 2 also continue to fall while higher levels shoot up

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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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
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