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
Apprenticeships

CareShield exits apprenticeships to protect learners from staff shortages 

Sector-wide challenges made it 'increasingly difficult' to deliver high-quality training, provider’s leaders say

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Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

DfE raids budgets to cover ‘landmark’ apprenticeships overspend

Experts warn that further ‘trade-offs’ may need to be made in future

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Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

BTECs axe will cause huge ‘qualifications gap’, ministers warned

Report claims key areas of the economy will be hit by scrapping ‘vital’ courses amid slow T Levels growth

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Billy Camden
News

DfE accounts 2025: Apprenticeship ‘failures’ and minister payouts revealed

Report also shows a bumper pay rise for the DfE's top boss and money paid to companies linked to...

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Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship starts rise as tax and wage hikes come into force

But adverts fall while vacancies begin to plummet

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Billy Camden