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ESFA rules out college pleas to soften funding clawback following Treasury intervention

Colleges will not be allowed to submit a business case to avoid adult education funding being clawed back, the...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Gateshead College turns to Scottish accountant to take the helm after rocky period

A college that has faced dire financial straits in recent years has appointed a qualified accountant as its new...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Race commission shines spotlight on apprenticeship ‘disparities’

The government’s commission on racial disparities has called for a new apprenticeship recruitment campaign “highly-targeted” at young people “facing...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Skills reform

Colleges for learners or employers? Governance adviser to government warns of legal tension

The government’s drive for colleges to focus on helping the economy goes against their “lawful purpose” of meeting the...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Ofsted summer inspection plans revealed

Full graded inspections of new providers, and monitoring visits to those rated grades three or four will resume in...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Mixed response to restated public sector apprenticeship target

The government’s single-year extension to the public sector apprenticeship target has received mixed reaction from in-scope bodies. It was...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Movers and Shakers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 348

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Judy Ling Wong Chair, Green Apprenticeships Advisory Panel, Institute for...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Treasury to blame for adult education clawback plans

The Treasury has demanded that the Department for Education claw back millions in adult education funding from colleges, FE...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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DfE reveals college and provider full reopening roadmap

The Department for Education has today revealed how colleges and training providers will be expected to operate over the...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon