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Anger as ESFA dodges MPs’ scrutiny on subcontracting fees

The government has been accused of shocking double standards on transparency, admitting it probably won’t publish its long-delayed findings on subcontracting fees in time for parliamentary inquiry hearings. The Education and Skills Funding Agency has taken over responsibility for publishing all subcontracting “management” fees, but it “aims” to publish them by the end of March […]

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Could Hinds’ experience make T-levels work?

Damian Hinds has been appointed as the new education secretary and, with a background including responsibility for youth employment at the Department for Work and Pensions, he could be exactly what T-levels need. The government has said that all T-level students will have to take part in “high-quality” work placements, which should last between 45 […]

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Government search site is flooded with hundreds of ‘locations’ for the same providers

Training providers are flooding the government’s Find Apprenticeship Training website with hundreds of locations they have no permanent presence in, to get around a search function that only allows employers to filter geographically. FE Week found one provider listing itself as having nearly 400 different sites from where it can deliver training, most of which […]

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Atkins’ aides: Principals appointed to advise DfE

A crack team of seven top principals has been chosen by the FE commissioner to advise government officials on skills policy, FE Week can reveal. The seven, who make up Richard Atkins’ principals’ reference group, will be used as a sounding board for officials on topics including the development of T-levels. Speaking exclusively to FE […]

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Was government support of Learndirect sale legal?

> MPs demand answers over ESFA approving sale of Learndirect Apprenticeships in 2016 > PAC inquiry to quiz Ofsted on decision to delay inspection month before sale collapsed MPs furious at the long-running Learndirect debacle are asking the public accounts committee to find out why the government supported the sale of the provider’s apprenticeships business, […]

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Non-levy tender appeals are lucky for some

Multiple providers have successfully overturned the government’s decisions not to award them contracts in the controversial non-levy tender – including several big hitters. The ESFA last week began contacting organisations that had appealed the outcome of the procurement before Christmas. Among the winners were Focus Training Group, which has a ‘good’ rating from Ofsted, Basingstoke […]

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Level 2 apprenticeships are vital for social justice

The boss of the AELP wants the education select committee to help him get rid of the 20-per-cent off-the-job training rule hated by so many small ITPs The education committee’s inquiry this week into the quality of apprenticeships could not be more timely after the change at the top of the Department for Education. The […]

Opinion

Social mobility is about education for people of all ages

Justine Greening may be gone, but her social mobility plan lives on. Ruth Spellman wants to see much more adult education. In December last year, Justine Greening released her plan to improve social mobility through education. With her exit from Cabinet this week, the sector is right to be concerned that further disruption will distract […]

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College upskills history museum’s workforce as part of £15m regional project

Gateshead College is helping ensure the future of a nearby museum by upskilling its workforce in an innovative local project, reports Samantha King. Employees of Beamish, an open-air museum in County Durham, are taking part in free business skills training delivered by their local college to ensure they’re well equipped to support visitors and handle […]

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