Treasury reviewing college free meals freeze but offers no VAT decision timetable The anomalies were discussed in the House of Lords today
Units provider list widens despite quality concerns Findings at odds with guidance that delivery would be ‘limited to a targeted group’
Principal sums: 97 college chiefs now on £200k-plus packages Analysis finds three colleges now spend over £300k on their bosses
Pay colleges for ‘outcomes not headcounts’, Milburn suggests Interim NEET review says post-16 system prioritises enrolment and completion over helping young people into work
Ofsted delivers ‘needs attention’ blow to Multiverse after starts stop on weakest apprenticeships Rapid expansion into AI apprenticeships sparks claims of mismatched provision
T Levels go fully remote as ministers scrap work placement limits DfE now simply ‘recommends’ workplace thresholds in face of employer realities
DfE axes single awarding body licence model Multiple AO approach for T Levels and V Levels revealed in ‘transition plan’ that also names ‘qualification pioneers’
Lorraine Heath made permanent principal of Basingstoke College It comes months after the sudden retirement of Anthony Bravo
75 roles at risk at City & Guilds as new owner confirms restructure It follows CEO and CFO exits and comes amid multiple investigations into the awarding body’s controversial sale