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

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Billy Camden
Ofsted

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

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

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Billy Camden
English and maths, Results 2025

GCSE resits 2025: English and maths pass rates stable amid entries surge

But males overtake females in maths as colleges brace for even more resit students in English

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Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Colleges, Ofsted

College-run ITP awarded its own ‘outstanding’ 

The feat means all parts of a West Mids college group now hold Ofsted’s top grade

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Billy Camden
Politics

Saqib Bhatti appointed as Conservative shadow education minister

New shadow minister takes aim at level 7 apprenticeship cuts and tax rises on FE providers

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Billy Camden
Results 2025, T Levels

T Level results 2025: Pass rate up and dropouts down

Proportion receiving top grades stays static

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Billy Camden
Skills bootcamps

Fake employer used for ‘fraudulent’ skills bootcamp cash claims

Police investigating while firm that secured £22m contracts sues DfE

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Billy Camden