News

Minister announces T-levels delay

The first T-levels will be delayed until September 2020 – a year later than planned – the government has announced...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofqual to investigate DCS qualifications fraud

The country’s exams regulator has begun an investigation into “direct claim status” in an attempt to tackle qualifications malpractice...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Breaking: Apprenticeship pay survey exposes rise in proportion paid illegal wages

Nearly a fifth of apprentices at level two and level three are illegally paid less than the minimum wage,...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Almost 400 staff face uncertain summer through post-merger job cuts plan

Nearly 400 staff at one of the largest colleges in the country face an uncertain future while post-merger restructuring...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Government breaks deferred loan repayments promise

Learners stuck with heavy loans debt but no qualifications, after a training provider went bust, are still being forced...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Learner satisfaction still highest with private providers

Private training providers have maintained their near 10-point lead over colleges in the government’s annual learner satisfaction survey, which...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Sharp rise in loans for EU students before Brexit

There was a sharp rise in the number of EU students taking up advanced learner loans this year despite...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted to lose £15m funding by 2020

Ofsted’s inspection budget is expected to fall by nearly £15 million over the next three years, despite more than...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Decisiveness and clarity needed on T-Levels

As reported last week, the new Skills Minister Anne Milton is seen as a fixer, brought in to sort...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden