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The country needs us so why treat ITPs as second-class providers?

Independent training providers are treated unfairly with unequal access to funds so it’s time funding followed the learner, not the institution

Opinion, ITP funding

‘Wait for the fireworks’: Marples vs DfE trial begins

Day one sees email revelations, claims of ‘non-existent powers’ and the first witness take the stand

News

Cap online learning for apprentices, says social mobility charity

Sutton Trust claims apprenticeship system is ‘riddled with poor quality training’

News, Apprenticeships

King’s Birthday Honours 2025: Ex-ESFA CEO Peter Lauener knighted

More than 20 people with links to FE recognised including an OBE for former principal Verity Hancock

News, News

Skills chiefs in court for Marples v DfE battle

List of witnesses revealed as days count down to high-profile legal battle

News, Apprenticeships

How to become a technical excellence college

Eligibility criteria include ratings for teaching quality, financial health and construction credentials

News, Colleges, Skills reform

‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating during Ramadan sparks complaint

Apprenticeship provider questions watchdog’s ‘lack of cultural sensitivity’ after March inspection

News, Colleges, Ofsted

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is delivering it with a ‘Multiversity’ built in Britain’s most famous seaside town Alun Francis is practising what he preaches as chair of the government’s Social Mobility Commission at the Blackpool college he runs. In a town […]

News, Profiles, Colleges, Long read

Do inspectors have skill to spot ‘exemplary’ in specialist fields?

We’re backing Ofsted’s reforms – but unresolved risks include inconsistent grading and the challenge of defining ‘exemplary’ practice

Opinion, Ofsted reforms