News, Profiles

Alun Francis: ‘I believe FE can really contribute to social mobility’

'Social mobility should not just be about ladders up into the elite for a few', says the new Social...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Qualifications

BTECs: 118 MPs and Lords call on new education secretary to rethink cull

'It is perfectly possible for T Levels, A-levels and BTECs to co-exist', insist cross-party group

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Billy Camden
News

Thousands of adults to be offered free new technical courses – but 2 regions miss out

Institutes of Technology will offer 65 new short and modular courses later this month

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Billy Camden
News

Revealed: Over 100 colleges and unis to share £18m fund to expand higher technical quals

The names of more than 100 FE and HE providers to win a slice of an £18 million ‘growth...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

College principal to become government’s new Social Mobility Commission deputy

Alun Francis expected to be second-in-command to Katharine Birbalsingh - head of the country's 'strictest school'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Cabinet reshuffle, Politics

Red tape forces small firms to turn their backs on apprenticeship cash incentives

The scheme this week received its second extension from the chancellor   

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Billy Camden
News

Ofsted finds safety concerns at SEND charity

'Improvements are under way, leaders promise

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Billy Camden
News

DfE earmarks £3.3m for team of insolvency and fraud lawyers

They will advise on 'financially distressed' colleges and ITPs for the DfE’s provider market oversight division

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Billy Camden
AEB, Procurement

DfE does ‘too much procurement’, top civil servant admits

Keith Smith signals the DfE is looking to move away from tendering for independent training providers. 

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Billy Camden