Multiply, Skills reform

Ofsted to assess spending on Sunak’s maths scheme

Multiply oversight concerns set to be addressed by education watchdog

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

FE Commissioner sets apprenticeships and bootcamps targets for colleges

Comes amid government concerns that colleges' share of both markets is too low

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

Halfon pleads with colleges to convince more students to take T Levels

Skills minister urges leaders to persuade more year 11s onto the courses as plans for a replacement qualification build

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Labour’s levy plan would limit apprenticeships to 140,000 a year, government claims

Proposal would cost an additional £1.5bn, new estimations suggest

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College’s traineeship learners worked illegal hours, DfE audit finds

'Substantial' clawback on the cards after security and rail trainee debacle revealed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Ex-college principal banned from education

Former Hadlow boss to be fined £250k if he breaches agreement with liquidators, while deputy secures 'confidential' deal

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, SEND

SEND apprenticeship pilot proving a hit

Relaxing of functional skills rules removes barriers for people with learning difficulties

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Lauener steps down as NCG chair early for ‘personal reasons’

Ex-ESFA chief will stay on as chair of Student Loans Company and CITB

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Training Providers

Fraud and error ‘getting worse’ in FE

Majority of £50m funding clawed back last year was from independent training providers

Billy Camden
Billy Camden