Colleges, skills

Levelling-up cash put in hard-up students’ pockets

Basildon reportedly suffers from a 'lack' of sixth-form colleges

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, skills

32 ‘new’ homebuilding skills hubs to ‘fast-track’ apprentice training

Locations of the hubs are yet to be confirmed

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Employment

Ministers ponder carrots and sticks to curb NEET crisis

Young people's worklessness rates are at a nine year high

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Priority employers consulted on growth and skills levy

New skills quango seeks views on what non-apprenticeship training should be funded

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofqual

Root out qualifications fraud, Ofqual tells industry regulators

Cross-agency work underway to identify scale of abuse

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofsted

Q&A: One-word answers and other insights from Martyn Oliver

The government uses one-word judgments to decide when to intervene

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills bootcamps

Bootcamp ‘outcomes’ remained elusive in 2022-23, new figures show

The government may 'evolve' how the courses are funded next year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges, Curriculum review

FE lacks capacity for major reform, says curriculum review chair

English and maths grade 4 pass mark also labelled a ‘relatively random indicator’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Cash-strapped WCG stung by ‘significant’ clawback

The college group remains optimistic amid pressure from the ESFA and bankers

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor