DfE shaves £500m off T Levels spending Huge cost adjustment caused by low student numbers, DfE claims
AGQs could be ‘timed out’ before curriculum review ends Campaigners sound alarm over DfE plans to drag diplomas into defunding controversy
Interim curriculum review: GCSE resit rules need ‘greater nuance’ Initial report also backs T Levels as ‘gold standard’ but says other vocational options are needed
Cornwall College marks turnaround with ‘historic’ Ofsted result Group celebrates ‘extraordinary’ 10-year journey with the highest praise from inspectors
‘Let’s get off on the right foot with Skills England’, ex-IfATE boss pleads Rob Nitsch talks about the ‘adversarial launch’ of the quango and how it contributed to its downfall
Colleges want to bring apprentice assessment in-house to ease delays AoC claims large numbers are waiting 3 months or longer – but EPAO representative questions figures
Employers losing patience on apprenticeship levy reform Comes as minister warns of fiscal restraints forcing ‘tough decisions’
‘Constrained resources’ mean ‘tough decisions’ in levy reform – minister Jacqui Smith also says cuts to adult skills funding were an ‘enormously difficult decision’
DfE’s revised 2023-24 apprenticeship budget was ‘99% spent’ Apprenticeships director warns of ‘tough choices to make on what we can fund in the future’