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 mayor
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 unit’.
First 11 FE research scholars named Topics include racial inequality, regional outcomes, culture and finance
Rail provider considers Ofsted challenge after damning ‘inadequate’ report Ofsted found off-the-job training rules were being broken
Stoke-on-Trent College announces former skills civil servant as new principal Lisa Capper replaces Denise Brown
What a waste: sector exasperated as £65m for traineeships is handed back to Treasury Provider procurement delays to blame, says minister
Apprenticeship starts recovering to pre-pandemic levels, DfE data shows But traineeships are still struggling to take off
College loses grade 1 after Ofsted lifts exemption ‘Outstanding’ schools and colleges are being inspected for the first time since 2010
Ofsted finds degree courses rebadged as apprenticeships at university Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has voiced concerns over this issue multiple times in recent years