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Damning Ofsted visit brands special needs charity’s apprenticeships ‘inadequate’

A charity which supports people with special needs has been rated ‘inadequate’ in every category in a damning Ofsted report, after inspectors found apprentices were not released from their job roles to complete training. Creative Support has been heavily criticised by the inspectorate, which warned the provision offered by the nation-wide employer provider “does not […]

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Adults are still being trapped in low-paid work

The recent technical reforms still do little to help young people stuck in low levels of education or adults trapped in low-paid work, laments Andy Norman For too many people, low-skilled, poorly-paid and insecure work is the only option. A successful skills system can empower people to move into the well-paid good jobs that are […]

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Monthly apprenticeships update: July starts down 43% on 2016

Apprenticeship starts for July are down 43 per cent on the same month in 2016 – but up 21 per cent on last year. There have been 25,200 starts recorded so far in July 2018, compared with 44,100 in June 2016 according to the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s monthly apprenticeship statistics update, published this […]

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High Court Judge places 3aaa into compulsory liquidation

Former apprenticeship provider Aspire Achieve Advance has been placed into compulsory liquidation, after a High Court Judge accepted a winding up petition brought before the court earlier today. The directors of the company, better known as 3aaa, submitted a winding up petition against itself last week. It follows the training provider closing its doors earlier […]

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ESFA to pay 3aaa staff to help with apprentice transfer

The government has agreed to pay the wages of around 40 staff from apprenticeship giant Aspire Achieve Advance until the end of the month, even though the company ceased trading last week. Nearly 500 people lost their jobs on October 11 as the provider, better known as 3aaa, had its funding withdrawn by the Education […]

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3aaa co-founder embroiled in police probe resigns as chair of academy trust

The co-founder of Aspire Achieve Advance has resigned from his position as chair of an academy trust, after the government referred his giant training provider to the police. FE Week revealed last night that Peter Marples had the backing of the Spencer Academies Trust, even though 3aaa was put into administration after the Education and […]

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Ofsted on hunt for more apprenticeship inspectors

Ofsted is on the look out to recruit 10 FE experts as inspectors while it ramps up its workforce to carry out early monitoring visits of every new apprenticeship provider. The inspectorate has been given £5.4 million in government funding to help with the mammoth task of carrying out visits at as many as 1,200 […]

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Apprenticeship giant 3aaa put into administration

Crisis-hit Aspire Achieve Advance has gone into administration – putting 500 jobs and the future of 4,500 apprentices at risk, FE Week can reveal. The company, better known as 3aaa and one of the biggest apprenticeship providers in the country, has come to the end of its sale process and multiple bids were made. However, […]

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Why I ‘Love our colleges’ and always will

Monday is the start of Colleges Week! This is a chance to celebrate the role colleges play in the country’s education system and the fantastic work that they do. Colleges touch the lives of a huge cross-section of our communities – people of all ages, from a wide variety of backgrounds with exceptional and special […]

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