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One in four DfE staff could join civil service strike

Ofsted employees also vote to walk out as PCS union vows ‘major industrial action

News, Industrial action

Ofsted finds apprentices on wrong programme for 4 years

Long-running apprenticeship provider now faces contract termination

News, Ofsted

Competence and competition. But which will define the new DfE line-up?

A new team of experienced ministers signals a return to competence at the DfE, writes Jessica Lister, but opposing views could still spell more omnishambles

Opinion, Politics

Ofsted to inspect skills bootcamps after sounding quality alarm

Inspections will begin from April 2023

News, Skills bootcamps, Skills reform

Raise profile of degree apprenticeships or see them falter, universities warn

Aspirations to ramp up degree apprenticeships in England will be stifled unless the government raises the profile of the courses, universities have warned.   FE and HE minister Michelle Donelan told universities this week to set “ambitious targets” to boost the proportion of students studying degree apprenticeships, as part of an order to rewrite their plans […]

News

No plans for new ‘elite’ technical colleges, skills minister suggests

Robert Halfon says PM refers to existing Institutes of Technology in education plans

News, Colleges, Politics, Skills reform

Meet the ministers: Who’s who in Rishi Sunak’s first DfE lineup

Ministerial responsibilities at the DfE have finally been announced

News, Politics

Covid fraud hit £5m and 6 more ESFA accounts findings

High profile Covid measures, like the apprenticeship incentive payments, were flagged as a high risk for fraud

News

Ofsted hands rare ‘inadequate’ grade to county council

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

News, Ofsted