IFS: ‘Intense pressure’ to come for further education budgets The government faces tough choices about how to spread likely funding reductions
Days of DfE adult ed procurement could be over The department hasn’t ruled out taking an ‘alternative commissioning approach’ to the current contract
Youth NEET numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’ Behind the numbers are young people facing mental health issues and long term unemployment
Acland-Hood: I was wrong about our FE probe policy The DfE still hasn’t released the findings of hundreds of investigations into FE providers
L2 admin assistant standard awaiting ed sec funding approval Its trailblazer group is hoping for approval by the new academic year
Liverpool college repays DfE after investigators find ‘inaccurate’ funding claims The college said the issues stem from the ‘complex’ apprenticeship system and remote working during the pandemic
DfE’s apprenticeships budget passes £3bn mark Treasury figures suggest the largest cash increase since the levy was introduced
Ofqual raps apprenticeship assessor over rogue pass results The awarding body breached the regulator’s rules, but won’t face sanctions
Tough immigration talk ‘but no plan for ESOL’ Language teachers hit out at ‘mismatch between rhetoric and rules versus reality on the ground’