RAAC: 10 colleges will get removal grants 234 education settings have now been identified as having confirmed RAAC
Care apprenticeship provider slated for focus on diploma rather than OTJ and EPA Ofsted also slams ‘poor’ training as director strips back staff numbers
Hundreds of small businesses utilise removal of apprenticeship cap Some SMEs have recruited over 50 apprentices since April 2023 policy change
ESFA failing to curb apprentice assessment ‘bundling’ Awarding bodies call for clarity after rules watered down and culprits ‘hide in plain sight’
‘Inadequate’ college for vulnerable adults returns to ‘good’ Ofsted rating Ruskin College celebrates rapid turnaround
DfE to pilot funding simplifications for colleges Several funding rules and ringfences to be removed as officials bid to reduce complexity
Ban for ‘rogue’ apprenticeship boss who owes ESFA £2.5m Investigators couldn’t verify payments from Vista Training Solutions were ‘legitimate expenses’ due to missing accounts
Rigid rules led to £28m tuition fund clawback in first 2 years ‘Most colleges could have spent their allocations several times over if they had been able to target all students that needed additional support’
Scandalous apprenticeship provider owner hit with 6-year director’s ban Matrimonial property also sold for £2.2m as liquidators seek to repay colleges