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‘Inadequate’ apprenticeship provider accuses Ofsted of creating ‘state of fear’

The firm unsuccessfully contested the rating

News, Ofsted

DfE removes funding to develop HTQ courses

The fund aimed to boost uptake of higher level technical qualifications

News, Higher education

Starmer swerves a deadline for headline ‘two-thirds’ target

‘If there’s no date for people to work towards, then it’s just a vague aspiration’, says ex-SpAd

News, Apprenticeships, Politics

£100bn digital ID contract is a Blair faced lie, says Multiverse

‘We are not an app provider, even for £100 billion…’

News, Apprenticeships

Achievement rate is a broken metric. It’s time to judge apprenticeships by pass rates

For too long, achievement rates have distorted what quality in apprenticeships really means, punishing providers who take risks and serve those who need them most. If Ofsted is serious about quality, the pass rate – not retention – should take centre stage

Opinion, Apprenticeships

Skills policy just moved house, and the neighbourhood matters

Every department brings its own instincts. In the DWP, skills will be filtered through a jobs lens. That could mean welcome alignment with growth – or the slow erosion of training as a route to better work

Opinion, Politics

FE to get ‘extra £800m’ next year as Starmer ‘scraps’ 50% uni target

PM replaces Blair’s mantra with a new goal that includes FE and apprenticeships and teases post-16 white paper plans

News, Skills reform

McFadden: Youth guarantee will have ‘more opportunity’ than the YTS

Work and pensions secretary pledges to make the new policy ‘more attractive’ than the previous youth training scheme

News, Skills reform

Labour conference 2025: Pat McFadden’s full speech

The work and pensions secretary, who now controls most of the skills brief, addressed the party’s annual conference in Liverpool

News, Skills reform