DfE seeks candidates for ‘pivotal’ roles in Sunak’s skills agenda Adverts go live for new directors of funding, technical qualifications and skills strategy
‘Inadequate’ private provider escapes ESFA contract termination ‘Unique’ circumstances at ambulance ITP lead to unheard-of decision
Principal and social mobility tsar to move colleges Alun Francis will replace Bev Robinson at the helm of Blackpool and The Fylde College, it has been announced
DfE will now allow working from home in some T Level placements A fifth of hours can be delivered remotely in certain subjects
Struggling college faces apprenticeships ban Ofsted set to judge apprenticeship provision ‘inadequate’ in overall grade 3 report
Beefed up Baker clause comes into force Schools must now provide students with at least six ‘encounters’ with FE providers
Ban on borrowing puts college capital projects ‘at risk’ New public sector rules ‘totally unclear’, say leaders
Ofsted pulls provider’s ‘inadequate’ report in unprecedented move Re-inspection ordered six weeks after publication
First bootcamps-only inspection results in glowing report High praise for course that takes learners with no prior coding experience to ‘becoming work ready within 20 weeks