Colleges, Long read

Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke

The story of a college's fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

IfATE slated for apprenticeship assessment reform confusion

Institute changes guidance AGAIN after sector outrage

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship funding rules 2024/25: Changes you need to know

Reforms to additional learning support, subcontracting, SEND FSQs and active learning are coming

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Media provider praises ‘new era’ of inspection after jumping to ‘good’

The company went through a 'traumatic' Ofsted experience 18 months ago

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Robert Halfon resigns as skills minister

He will also stand down as Harlow’s MP in the upcoming general election

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

IfATE plans staff cuts after DfE orders cost-saving measures

Apprenticeships and technical education quango opens voluntary exit scheme to all staff

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Halfon threatens low achieving apprenticeship providers

Minister warns of growth limitations and market exits for providers showing 'insufficient improvement'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

National apprenticeship achievement rate rises to 54%

Slight increase leaves sector way off government target

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Sunak to scrap SME co-investment for young apprentices

PM will also increase apprenticeship levy transfers up to 50%

Billy Camden
Billy Camden