News

ESFA to be stripped of policy role

Responsibility will be absorbed by DfE following an independent review

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

FE loans training provider goes bust after damning Ofsted inspection

The ESFA immediately terminated the provider's funding contract

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Levelling Up

Councils oppose ‘elite’ sixth form plans

Do not allow the new institutions to become 'cuckoos in the nest', ministers also warned

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Devolution, Levelling Up

Top Tory mayor to bid for unprecedented skills powers

West Midlands wants control beyond the adult education budget

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship achievement rates removed due to ‘error’

It took the DfE's statisticians almost a year to spot the issue

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Levelling Up

Levelling up: More areas to be offered devolved adult education budgets

Long-awaited white paper reveals AEB devolution will be open to areas even if they do not have an elected...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Levelling Up

Levelling up: Plans for ‘elite’ new sixth forms and skills ‘mission’

Education and skills policies from the much anticipated levelling up white paper will also include a new 'future skills...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

First 11 FE research scholars named

Topics include racial inequality, regional outcomes, culture and finance

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Rail provider considers Ofsted challenge after damning ‘inadequate’ report

Ofsted found off-the-job training rules were being broken

Billy Camden
Billy Camden