‘Middle-class grab’ of degree-level apprenticeships intensifies Ministers urged to get a grip of policy 4 years after first raising fears
DfE exceeds 16k skills bootcamps starts target in 2021-22 But data on completions and gender won’t be released until next year
Revealed: 32 colleges bag £70m from HE capital fund Allocations for improving higher education facilities range from £150k to £5.8m
Confirmed: College for vulnerable adults judged ‘inadequate’ over safety concerns Ofsted says leaders are ‘unable to identify and protect learners who may be at risk or need help’
Leadership and management provider hit with Ofsted ‘inadequate’ for recruiting ‘without integrity’ ‘It just feels the cards are stacked against us’, says director as firm exits the market
Providers fail in high court to stop ‘draconian’ contract termination Two providers argued it was ‘unreasonable’ for ESFA to end contracts based on disputed Ofsted reports
Government agency enters top 20 biggest apprenticeship providers The prison and probation service has made it mandatory for all new prison officers to be apprentices
Lifetime Training taken over by ‘lenders’ amid ESFA investigation England’s largest apprenticeship provider could be hit with £13.7m clawback
Temporary apprenticeship funding uplifts delayed DfE now set to provider ‘further information’ in December