Ofqual

Awarding body fined £15k for ‘serious’ conflict of interest failures

The company shared an office and staff with one of its test centres

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

NHS to save level 7 apprenticeships from funding axe

‘Mitigation fund’ launched for five health and social care professions

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Josh Mellor
Devolution

Mayor’s money to heat up FE ‘cold spots’

Capital funding dished out to providers to target towns with a training provision ‘deficit’

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Josh Mellor
Ofsted

Ofsted sounds siren over ambulance provider’s apprenticeships

Apprentices aren’t supported with learning after their initial training, inspectors find at north east firm

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution

Legislation paves way for mayors to appoint ‘skills commissioners’

But combined authority leaders urged to be cautious in drawing more funding away from frontline delivery

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Josh Mellor
Colleges

MP criticises college group after another campus sale

WCG has now closed two sites since it merged in 2016

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
16-19

New ‘youth panel’ to help shape government policies

The panel's insights will be fed back to ministers and senior officials

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Josh Mellor
Adult education

Historic adult education centre considers merger amid financial intervention

The FE Commissioner called the charity's budget management processes 'inadequate'

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Josh Mellor
Colleges

£1.5m loan plea triggers intervention for South Devon College

The college's CEO says his organisation 'remains on the front foot'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor