Adult education, Careers

MPs to examine job centres’ new skills and careers role 

The government hopes integrating careers advice into job centres will boost employment

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend 

Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Recruitment ban as bootcamp firm Redstone probed

ITP paid nearly £3 million in bootcamps funding from mayoral combined authorities

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, Ofsted

Top Ofsted marks for south Yorkshire council’s adult education

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council upgraded for inspiring out of work people towards employment

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, Training Providers

SWAPs scheme for jobless achieves 40% success rate

The data offers a statistical view of the scheme's impact for the first time

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Mayors better at spending adult skills cash

Devolved AEB underspend figures revealed for first time

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Training Providers

Learning Curve vs DfE contract case ends in secret settlement

Deal ends 18-month court battle over major provider's alleged 'unlawful' adult education budget bid rejection

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Training Providers

Administrators called in after DfE and MCAs end provider’s contracts

The company earned millions providing publicly funded courses for adults seeking work before being judged 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Possible extension for national skills bootcamp contracts

DfE says decisions will be made in 'due course' as March deadline looms

Billy Camden
Billy Camden