Opinion

ESFA misses chance to get tough on wasteful subcontracting

The ESFA must enforce rules that are supposed to be putting a stop to wasteful short-term subcontracting. The example...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Mucklow tackles AEB devolution as director roles change at ESFA

The director of Young People and former sixth-form college commissioner has been given the mammoth task of devolving the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apprenticeship payments system breakdown finally ‘resolved’

The government claims to have finally fixed its malfunctioning apprenticeship payments reporting system, more than two weeks after it...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Providers told to declare subcontracting fees by late April

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has finally sent providers long-delayed templates to let them declare their subcontracting fees....

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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ESFA to ‘review’ rules on subcontracting fees and charges

Subcontracting fees and charges will be reviewed to ensure government funding is being used for “recognised costs”, the Education...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Employer satisfaction surveys to be audited for the first time

The government will audit the results of its employer satisfaction survey for the first time, due to concerns over...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apprenticeship levy transfer policy explained

The government has explained how employers which pay the apprenticeship levy will be able to transfer funds to other...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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New ESFA boss admits levy ‘challenges’

The apprenticeship levy is having a challenging introduction, the new person in charge of education finances has admitted. Eileen...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Chief executive standing down from troubled college group

Bradford College has confirmed that its group chief executive is stepping down after it received both a financial notice...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord