Ofsted

Ofsted hands rare ‘inadequate’ grade to county council

Bedford Borough Council becomes second local authority to currently hold the lowest possible grade

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Adult education

Regional and social class divides in adult learning put ‘levelling up’ plans at risk, LWI warns

Gap widens for adult learning between highest and lowest performing regions in the UK

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
WorldSkills

UK hosts special WorldSkills competition this week

Competitors visit ex coal mine and Welsh villages ahead of competitions

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Ofsted

Ofsted faces another legal challenge over lack of Covid consideration

UKTD is the third provider recently to complain Ofsted hasn't considered the impact of Covid.

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Ofsted

Online apprenticeship provider lauded as ‘outstanding’ in first inspection

Apprentify Ltd celebrates after scoring top Ofsted marks

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
News

King Charles laments lack of vocational education and ‘abandoned’ apprenticeships

The King says apprenticeships are 'vital' in one-off-episode of The Repair Shop

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Colleges, Exams

Exam fee hikes ‘make a mockery’ of financial planning

Exam fee rises will cost schools and colleges hundreds of thousands of pounds more.

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor and Samantha Booth
Adult education, Skills reform

Rebranding the ‘lifelong loan entitlement’ would make the policy more appealing

Researchers find language of 'lifelong loan' unappealing to future adult learners

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Training Providers

LifeSkills goes into administration after DfE finds ‘data irregularities’

Almost 500 students and 80 staff impacted

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor