Adult education

Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2023 revealed

Awards recognise inspirational Londoners and providers for their contributions to adult learning

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

College hit with financial notice after DfE finds dodgy subcontracting in traineeships

Clawback expected to move college from ‘outstanding’ to ‘inadequate’ financial health

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

DfE publishes list of ‘expert’ apprenticeship providers

See who made the cut for the 12-month pilot below

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
NEET

‘Worrying’: Out of work and training 18-year-olds hits highest rate since 2009

Overall proportion of 16-18s not in education, employment or training (NEET) also rises

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

Confirmed: DfE will chop all courses that compete with wave 3 T Levels

Experts say the reforms have ‘no credibility left’ after Advanced British Standard announcement

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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

Portable flexi-jobs apprenticeship pilot flops

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

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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
Ofsted

Top Ofsted marks for Bristol apprenticeship provider in first full inspection

Professional Apprenticeships judged ‘outstanding’, with inspectors citing high pass rates

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel