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‘Long overdue’: Colleges welcome ‘nurturing’ conversations with ESFA

College leaders have endorsed a move by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to rebuild relationships with annual “strategic...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Small employer apprenticeship cap on starts to ‘reset’ next month

The cap on apprenticeship starts for small employers will be reset to zero next month, the Education and Skills...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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All college leaders required to attend annual MOT meeting

New “strategic conversations” that require all college leaders to meet with Education and Skills Funding Agency and FE Commissioner...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofqual publishes proposals for autumn 2021 exam series

This year’s autumn exam series will be similar to the one held in 2020, but with GCSE exams potentially...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Full Ofsted inspections won’t return until September

Full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the new academic year, with the watchdog instead looking at bringing...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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‘Absurd’: Small employers blocked from apprentice cash incentives

Small employers are being blocked from the government’s apprentice cash incentives due to a “bonkers” cap on starts, an...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Revealed: The most popular Skills Toolkit courses

The government has for the first time revealed the most popular courses being taken through its “Skills Toolkit” –...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ex-skills minister criticises lack of T Level targets

A former skills minister has criticised the Department for Education for moving away from T Levels student recruitment targets....

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Revealed: Complex allocations for the ‘targeted level 3 adult offer’

Just over £118 million has been set aside to pay for the new “targeted level 3 adult offer” across...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden