Politics

Reshuffle: Skills brief to move out of DfE

New 'growth department' expected to be created following Keir Starmer's reshuffle

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Revealed: Strode’s £5.75m subcontract scandal bill

The clawback has now been inherited by a newly formed college group

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Devolution

EMCCA’s adult skills cash released after legal bid is ditched

But losing providers continue complaints that most winners are out-of-area

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Weir ‘outstanding’ again after rare double Ofsted inspection

Training provider successfully challenged provisional grade ‘in the pursuit of fairness and accuracy’

Billy Camden
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

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

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

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

Billy Camden
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

Billy Camden
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

Billy Camden
Billy Camden