Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Weir ‘outstanding’ again after rare double Ofsted inspection

Training provider successfully challenged provisional grade ‘in the pursuit of fairness and accuracy’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

‘Less ambitious’ nursing apprenticeships pledge criticised

New target comes ahead of a 'refreshed' NHS workforce plan later this year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, Colleges, Ofsted

College-run ITP awarded its own ‘outstanding’ 

The feat means all parts of a West Mids college group now hold Ofsted’s top grade

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted, Training Providers

Training provider to close after 40 years following damning Ofsted report

Managing director blasts ‘unfair’ inspection which found ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Labour think tank’s radical plan to tackle apprenticeship levy’s ‘abject failure’

Give SMEs ’skin in the game’ by making more employers pay the charge, ban graduates, end the Treasury top-slice...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges, Skills reform

First ‘technical excellence colleges’ named in £100m construction skills drive

Colleges in every region of England will lead new hubs to train 40,000 workers by 2029

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship changes are a moment to refine, not rewind

Reform can feel unsettling, but DfE’s apprenticeship assessment changes aren’t something to fear. They're something to shape.

Jessica Hill
Katie Orr
Apprenticeships, Higher education

Level 7 apprenticeship cuts are death blow for HE and social mobility

The axing of Level 7 apprenticeships funding doesn’t just strip HEIs of critical revenue – it destroys hard-won industry...

Jessica Hill
Ernest Edifor
Ofsted

JCB Academy breaks ground with Ofsted grade 1

‘Exceptional’ teaching found at construction and engineering provider

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel