FE teacher training probe widened after ‘café placements’ scandal Larger providers under spotlight as watchdog assesses scale of DET problems
Cheap means nasty for apprenticeship units, say providers Low funding and inflexible rules are turning bosses off bitesize training scheme
Revealed: Funding rates and delivery hours for apprenticeship units Starts on the new short courses can begin from April 28
Colleges face funding squeeze as DfE rations student growth cash again Only three-quarters of the funding expected for in-year growth to be paid in 2025-26
‘Stepping-stone’ GCSEs risk halting social mobility progress, SMC report warns Proposed level 1 preparation courses for students resitting English and maths risk act as a ‘stumbling block’
‘The absolute friend is the truth’: inside Byron Nicolaides’ reckoning over City & Guilds PeopleCert boss reveals company’s internal probe will examine ‘potential criminal activities’ as he reflects on a bruising 6 months and looks ahead to making the education giant ‘global again’
The cost of leadership A personal reflection from Baroness Limb on the devastating consequences following the sale of City & Guilds
Healthcare provider stops new starts amid Ofsted ‘urgent improvement’ verdict Achievement rates at Averee Ltd fell to 24.2% last year with leaders now deciding future offer
Apprenticeship achievement rate falls just short of 67% target Work and pensions secretary praises 'good result' as 2024-25 rate hits 65.4%, but urges sector to exceed 70% 'in the coming years'