Colleges

New ‘school profiles’ to be explored for colleges

DfE will pilot the 'one-stop shop' tool this year

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Billy Camden
Ofsted

Ofsted tweaks colour-coded scale and FE graded areas

But unions criticise ‘minor and cosmetic’ report card changes while an independent review warns ‘stress’ and ‘high stakes’ won’t...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Reshuffle: Skills brief to move out of DfE

New 'growth department' expected to be created following Keir Starmer's reshuffle

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Billy Camden
Colleges

Revealed: Strode’s £5.75m subcontract scandal bill

The clawback has now been inherited by a newly formed college group

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Billy Camden
Devolution

EMCCA’s adult skills cash released after legal bid is ditched

But losing providers continue complaints that most winners are out-of-area

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Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Weir ‘outstanding’ again after rare double Ofsted inspection

Training provider successfully challenged provisional grade ‘in the pursuit of fairness and accuracy’

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Billy Camden
Colleges

Merger date set for mega south west college group

The new name of the combined institutions has also been revealed

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Billy Camden
LSIPs, Skills reform

Results of LSIPs shake-up revealed

£6.3m dished out to 39 employer bodies to refresh local skills plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

From playtime to party time: Nursery revels in ‘milestone’ Ofsted result

'Outstanding' judgments dished out across the board at Seymour House

Billy Camden
Billy Camden