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18 May 2026

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Shane Chowen

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News

Ministers to slash update approval times for some apprenticeships

DWP said accelerated processes could cut approval times from 18 to three months

Shane Chowen

7 Feb 2026 | Apprenticeships
News

McFadden overstated employer interest in jobs guarantee

Work and pensions secretary backtracks on claim 60+ employers already 'committed' jobs for NEET young people

Shane Chowen

5 Feb 2026 | Politics
Opinion

Robust oversight strenghens the whole system

As I set out my vision for the future of City & Guilds, I recognise that trust depends on transparency and ...

Byron Nicolaides

23 Jan 2026 | Opinion
News

DfE’s skills boss moves to schools brief

Julia Kinniburgh's director general for skills role will be filled temporarily by DfE director Sinead O'Sullivan

Shane Chowen

22 Jan 2026
News

Education questions January 2026: Live blog

Follow live updates as Bridget Phillipson and her education ministers take questions from MPs in the House ...

Shane Chowen

19 Jan 2026 | Politics
News

Top two City & Guilds execs placed on leave

CEO and CFO absence comes a week after the Charity Commission launched an investigation into the company's sale

Shane Chowen

15 Jan 2026
News

College teachers part of £200m SEND training scheme

A 'comprehensive' new package of training is hoped to 'upskill all staff in every school, college and nursery'

Shane Chowen

16 Jan 2026 | Inclusion
News

2025 review: A defining year for further education and skills

FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks back at a year of reform, rhetoric and reckoning for further education

Shane Chowen

23 Dec 2025
News

Office for Students chief to leave at Easter

Susan Lapworth did not give a reason for her early departure

Shane Chowen

11 Dec 2025 | Higher education
News

Dame Ann Limb becomes a Baroness

Sector grandee makes history as first former college principal to join House of Lords

Shane Chowen

10 Dec 2025