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32 adult learning projects share £11.7 million fund

The projects which will share a £11.7 million fund to help more adults back into the classroom have been...

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Applications open for nine new T-level employer panels

Representatives from business are being asked to apply to join panels that will help develop new T-levels. The Department for...

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Learndirect’s second Ofsted monitoring visit: 15 key findings

The second monitoring visit report on crisis-hit Learndirect has been published by Ofsted. This was the second reinspection monitoring...

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Paul Offord
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Bids to open for share of new construction retraining fund in April

Bidding is to open next month for a share of a new construction retraining fund worth tens of millions...

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Paul Offord
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First Ofsted subcontracting visit report criticises Wigan and Leigh College

The first ever report of an Ofsted monitoring visit into subcontracting has found that governors and senior management at...

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Paul Offord
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More traineeships are leading to apprenticeships

The proportion of young people who complete a traineeship and move on to an apprenticeship has risen but it...

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Paul Offord
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Ofsted Watch: Encouraging week for adult and community learning providers

A strong week for adult and community learning providers saw three climb up from ‘requires improvement’ ratings. Slough Pitstop...

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Paul Offord
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AAC2018: CBI demands urgent levy upheaval

The apprenticeship levy is “not fit for purpose” and the sector needs much more flexibility on spending the cash...

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Apprenticeship achievement rates up for 2016/17

Apprenticeship achievement rates have been shown to have risen for 2016/17, in the latest statistics released by the Department...

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Paul Offord