Simon Kay

More than 160 “duplicate qualifications” at level 3 and below will have their funding removed from August 2020 – including 76 BTECs, the education secretary confirmed today. The government will also stop any new qualification at those levels from getting approval for funding from 2020. It is part of a crack down on “poor quality…

10.45 Jul. 22nd, 2019 | News

The names of the 64 colleges chosen to deliver T-levels in the second wave of their roll out have been announced. They’ll deliver the new post-16 technical education qualifications from 2021, in four routes: digital, construction, education and childcare, and health and science. An initial 50 providers will deliver the first T-levels from 2020. Unveiling…

0.01 Jun. 18th, 2019 | News

The names of the 30 providers to win contracts with the Greater London Authority to deliver its devolved adult education budget from August have finally been released. Of the GLA’s total annual budget of £306 million, around £130 million is being procured over four years. A tender for a slice of the funding got underway…

11.31 May. 22nd, 2019 | News

Funding bands for 10 of the 30 apprenticeship standards under review by the Institute for Apprenticeships since last December have been approved by the education secretary Damian Hinds. Changes for those that have had their funding reduced will come into effect for apprenticeship starts from August 5, 2019, while those that have increased will have…

11.04 May. 7th, 2019 | News