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Revealed: ESFA investigation into fastest growing apprenticeship provider

England’s fastest growing apprenticeship provider is under investigation by the Education and Skills Funding Agency and faces going bust,...

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Providers complain of ‘impossible timelines’ for lifetime skills guarantee offer

Training providers are “disappointed”, “extremely frustrated” and predict a “disjointed and likely stuttering start” to the government’s lifetime skills...

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ESFA college threshold for more in-year 16-18 cash drops to as low as an extra 35 students

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has today revealed a new in-year growth funding calculation for 16 to 18-year-olds...

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Flagship £50m skills bootcamps prioritise courses dominated by men

The government’s £50 million rollout of the skills bootcamps policy has come under fire for only funding sectors heavily...

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Influential MP calls for inquiry over fears £2bn Kickstart scheme has become ‘chancer’s charter’

The chair of an influential committee of MPs has called for an investigation into the government’s Kickstart scheme after...

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Externally-set papers aren’t ‘exams by the back door’, says Ofqual chief

Proposals for externally-set papers to help inform teacher GCSE and A-level grades this year are not “exams by the...

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Registrations for DfE’s £1m ‘skills toolkit’ could be from all around the globe

Registrations for courses on the government’s “skills toolkit” that have been celebrated by ministers could be coming from anywhere...

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Mayors want more courses included under lifetime skills guarantee

Regional mayors are preparing to plead for courses to be added to the government’s lifetime skills guarantee offer after...

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New data shows improved picture for apprenticeship starts amid pandemic

Apprenticeship starts appear to be recovering after new data showed a less dramatic percentage drop amid the pandemic. Figures...

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