New NAO Report says DfE MUST Increase T Level Student Numbers
The Department for Education (DfE) must address issues surrounding student take-up, awareness and industry placement numbers to cement T Levels as the main technical education…
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National Audit Office: Whole government response essential to local authorities’ financial sustainability
Whole government response essential to local authorities’ financial sustainability Local government finances are becoming unsustainable, due to increasing demand on essential frontline services; the impact…
Investigation into student finance for study at franchised higher education providers
Governance and oversight of franchised higher education provision needs to be strengthened following instances of fraud and abuse in the sector, according to an investigation…
Improving resettlement support for prison leavers
The government is not consistently supporting prison leavers in resettling into the community and the quality of services has declined in recent years,1 a new…
Efforts to tackle lost learning could be undermined by end to tutoring subsidy
National Audit Office have today (Wednesday) released a report on post-pandemic education recovery in schools. Sector Response Stephen Morgan MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Schools,…
Children in custody: secure training centres and secure schools
Background to the report In England and Wales, children aged between 10 and 17 can be held criminally responsible for their actions. In February 2022,…
The financial sustainability of higher education providers
Universities’ finances proved more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic than had been feared but challenges remain in the medium and long-term. As the Office for…
New national funding formula has shifted funding from more deprived schools to less deprived schools
@NAOorguk – School funding formula takes from the poor and gives to rich A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that while government funding…
Support for children’s education during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
The National Audit Office (@NAOorguk) report on the action taken by the Department for Education (@EducationGovUK) in the early months of the pandemic, has been…
Financial sustainability of colleges in England: Nearly half have needed Government intervention
#FEReform – Today (16 Sept), the National Audit Office (@NAOorguk) reports that while the Department for Education (@EducationGovUK) has spent significant amounts of money aimed…
