‘Bleak existence’ at London young offender institute 15-18 year-olds locked up for 20 hours a day as inspectors warn education attendance levels would ‘never be acceptable’ at school or college
NEET trailblazer schemes given £45m extension Local ‘youth guarantee’ pilots will be funded for an extra year
‘Less ambitious’ nursing apprenticeships pledge criticised New target comes ahead of a ‘refreshed’ NHS workforce plan later this year
Migrant skills tax take tumbled by £100m last year Income from the immigration skills charge fell for the first time in four years amid calls for transparency over where the money goes
Training provider to close after 40 years following damning Ofsted report Managing director blasts ‘unfair’ inspection which found ‘ineffective’ safeguarding
Labour think tank’s radical plan to tackle apprenticeship levy’s ‘abject failure’ Give SMEs ’skin in the game’ by making more employers pay the charge, ban graduates, end the Treasury top-slice and lump in the immigration skills charge among suggestions
Awarding body fined £15k for ‘serious’ conflict of interest failures The company shared an office and staff with one of its test centres
NHS to save level 7 apprenticeships from funding axe ‘Mitigation fund’ launched for five health and social care professions
Mayor’s money to heat up FE ‘cold spots’ Capital funding dished out to providers to target towns with a training provision ‘deficit’