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16 April 2026

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Shane Chowen

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News

City & Guilds execs to launch legal action after exit

Kirstie Donnelly and Abid Ismail have been officially stood down as CEO and CFO

Shane Chowen

1w | Awarding
Opinion

Skills England’s new expert network will cut red tape, not corners

Reforms can be delivered at pace if employer insight is used effectively and proportionately, says Gemma Marsh

Gemma Marsh

2w | Skills reform
News

Apprenticeships for under-19s still sinking

Foundation apprenticeships grew slightly but overall youth apprenticeships fall

Shane Chowen

2w | Apprenticeships
News

Level 7 apprenticeships spiked 345% in final two months

Fresh figures show over 1 in 10 new apprenticeships were level 7 in the first half of this year

Shane Chowen

3w | Apprenticeships
News

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen

15 Mar 2026 | Adult education
News

Employers offered £3,000 sweeteners to hire unemployed young people

SMEs will also be able to claim £2,000 for taking on 16-24 year old apprentices

Shane Chowen

15 Mar 2026 | Young people
News

More detail to come on 16-19 funding, says Phillipson

Education secretary responds to outcry from college leaders after breaking white paper pledge of ...

Shane Chowen

13 Mar 2026 | Politics
Opinion

Old-school class snobbery will not solve the university funding crisis

Dismissing students with vocational entry qualifications as ‘not really capable of graduating’ is steeped ...

Hannah McCarthy

6 Mar 2026 | Higher education
News

DfE ‘unconcerned’ by post-16 transport cliff-edge

Weak data on SEND transport leaves ministers unable to assess impacts on attendance and rising NEET numbers

Shane Chowen

6 Mar 2026 | Inclusion
News

Student AI confessions prompted rethink, says Bauckham

Ofqual to assess awarding orgs' AI cheating policies while chief commits to 'no easy' V Levels

Shane Chowen

5 Mar 2026 | Awarding