Colleges

National college capacity funding opens alongside new DfE estates strategy

Some areas will see their 16 to 17-year-old population swell by up to 900 people per year

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News

DWP permanent secretary to step down

His department has faced criticism in recent weeks

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Colleges

BCoT principal Anthony Bravo suddenly retires

The Basingstoke boss has led the college for 16 years

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Apprenticeships

School and college builders will have to hire apprentices, DfE claims

Constructors will be required to offer training opportunities through their contracts

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Apprenticeships

‘Clearance style’ apprenticeship pilot to be run by mayors

It comes after plans for apprenticeship applications to be made through UCAS were dropped

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Adult education

London’s adult ed job payments fall flat

Providers said collecting evidence about job outcomes wasn't worth the reward

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Awarding

University-owned awarding org fined for ‘negligence’ by Ofqual

The regulator said failures to monitor a test centre put public confidence in exams at risk

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Young people

‘Jobs guarantee’ delivery partners paid up to £2,650 per placement

The government is planning up to 1,200 referrals to the scheme in phase one

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Training Providers

Jewellery academy returns to old owner in cut-price deal with administrators

The final price of the provider was cut from £5m to £1.5m

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