New ESFA chief plans financial handbook ‘bible’ for ITPs ESFA’s new chief says he wants to improve partnership working between the agency and the sector
‘Crushed’: 1 in 3 health and science T Level students turn their backs on flagship qualification FE Week investigation unearths extent of the fallout from the ‘diabolical’ exams fiasco
Lord Blunkett backs away from Labour’s pledge to use 50% of apprenticeship levy on other training Labour clarifies its 50% apprenticeship levy plans for other types of training is only an ‘indicative’ figure
Ofsted plans ‘shadow nominee’ for training providers during inspections Inspectorate says it wants to ‘ease the burden’ currently placed on one person’s shoulders and ‘help the sector with succession planning’
Temporary apprenticeship funding band uplifts planned for later this month, DfE reveals Providers will need to ‘present conclusive evidence that costs of delivery have been substantially impacted’
Cost of living: 8 in 10 providers warn of soaring salary and facility costs Survey outlines stark picture trainers are facing amid the economic gloom
Labour eyes widened apprenticeship levy, return of EMA and individual learner accounts in government Council of skills advisers, led by Lord Blunkett, publishes ‘revolutionary’ recommendations
‘Too much content’ concerns raised in early Ofsted T Level study Ofsted reports a good start to T Levels but areas for improvement among placements and curriculum
Flexi-job apprentice agencies pull out of scheme after a few months Another key player has warned the scheme is too expensive to deliver