Apprenticeships, Ofsted Early years provider buzzing after ‘outstanding’ first inspection Inspectors praised ‘highly motivated’ apprentices at Leicester’s Bright Bees Nursery Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y News Phillipson defends ‘risible’ partial level 3 defunding pause Pausing 2025 and 2026 defunding plans could prejudice DfE review, education secretary says Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y WorldSkills 2024 Final push for WorldSkills Lyon as Team UK ramps up training Competitors enter international pressure tests to train before WorldSkills Lyon Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted, Training Providers Training provider slammed for ‘coaching’ students for assessments Too many students pass assessments without understanding the course content, inspectors said Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Apprenticeships, Training Providers DfE accounts: Apprenticeship underspend and insolvent provider write-offs revealed Nearly £20 million was lost last year to dissolved training providers Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges Labour snubs colleges in public sector pay awards The Advanced British Standard has also been scrapped Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges, Training Providers ESFA accounts: Major write-off for insolvent training provider The agency’s new boss also took a 16 per cent pay rise Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Apprenticeships Lifetime Training’s losses more than double to £21m Poor financial position in latest accounts partly caused by £5m ESFA clawback Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Inclusion, Ofsted Merseyside SEND college awarded first ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating Independent specialist provider with high achievement and attendance rates celebrates top marks Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Higher education OfS independent reviewer becomes regulator’s chair HE free speech laws will also possibly be scrapped Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Young people BTECs pause and review: Everything you need to know DfE to conclude review of defunding reforms by December, but Labour accused of ‘betrayal’ amid lack of long-term pause Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Inclusion Eight reforms to fix ‘broken’ SEND system from councils-backed report A national regulator, greater clarity over needs, clampdown on private sector profits and ‘less adversarial’ system proposed Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Newer 1 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 21h Josh Mellor 21h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
