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Learndirect set to lose rights to run Home Office citizenship test

Learndirect’s multimillion-pound contract to deliver the Home Office’s Life in the UK test is to be put out to...

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Public Accounts Committee to call Learndirect hearing in wake of NAO investigation

The public accounts committee has scheduled a hearing to review the Learndirect saga on January 15 in the New...

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Billy Camden
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NAO report: So which minister signed off on Learndirect’s special treatment?

The special treatment afforded to Learndirect after its infamous grade four from Ofsted was actually a ministerial decision, even...

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Billy Camden
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AELP urges Greening to review ‘controversial’ non-levy tender

The AELP wants the education secretary to review the “controversial” outcome of the non-levy tender before ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’...

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No provider is too big to fail, warns Ofsted annual report

The first annual Ofsted report delivered by Amanda Spielman has warned that the ignominious fall of Learndirect shows that...

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Billy Camden
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Revealed: The 714 providers that won non-levy tender funding

A total of 714 training providers have won contracts in the £650 million non-levy tender – nearly a third...

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Billy Camden
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Ofsted leadership approval soars under Spielman

A survey of civil servants working at the education watchdog shows a surge in approval of Ofsted’s leadership and...

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Billy Camden
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Future of ‘outstanding’ provider threatened by non-levy tender debacle

An ‘outstanding’ training provider is facing a significant challenge to survive after it was only awarded a fraction of...

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Billy Camden
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Revealed: Non-levy tender result regional variations

Apprenticeship providers in London are the biggest losers from the results of the much anticipated non-levy tender, after FE...

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Billy Camden