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School leaders take another Agnew tongue-lashing for apprenticeship failings

Headteachers at schools across England will again be reminded by ministers of their legal duty to promote apprenticeships, as...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Exams regulator finds colleges put learners’ needs before funding in ‘first time’ research

Learners are “at the heart” of schools’, colleges’ and training providers’ decisions about the qualifications they offer, according to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Union to sue construction firms for deducting apprenticeship levy from wages

“Thousands” of workers have been forced to pay the apprenticeship levy from their wages owing to a loophole in...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

At Ofsted we find little evidence apprentices are actually moving up the levels

The inspectorate for the quality of apprenticeships is concerned young people “aiming to step onto the career ladder are...

Billy Camden
PAUL JOYCE
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ESFA to demand staff and pay data from all providers

The government is to force all colleges and training providers to submit workforce and pay data to “ensure” they...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

ESFA launches subcontracting consultation

Views are being sought by the Education and Skills Funding Agency on proposed changes to their subcontracting rules –...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Minister admits first funding rate increase in 7 years is below inflation

The first 16 to 19 funding rate increase since 2013 fails to even pay for inflation, a minister has...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Government to consult on subcontracting limits

The government is set to launch its consultation on a radical overhaul of subcontracting rules this week – and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

NCG deficit hits £11m after axing pair of ‘poor-quality’ training providers

One of England’s largest college groups spent close to £4 million on ‘Project Apple’ to shut two training arms...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden