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29 July 2026

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Under-25s exempted from apprenticeship co-investment hike

23h | Apprenticeships

£287m building cash for colleges short of places

1d | Colleges

Benefit-hit apprentice families boosted by bursary

1d | Apprenticeships

Mayors to design technical education routes for 14-year-olds

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FE leaders drop their requests into Burnham’s in-tray
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Mystery as DfE misses summer accounts deadline
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Auditor waves red flags over adult-skills subcontracting
5d | Adult education

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Pointless to ask for advice on Level 7 defunding after pulling the trigger, say MPs

6d | Apprenticeships

Jacqui Smith reappointed minister for skills

7d | Politics

‘I don’t teach English as a subject, I teach it as a lifeline’

1w | Adult education

Who is Lucy Powell? 10 facts about the new education secretary

1w | Politics

Lucy Powell appointed education secretary

1w | Politics

McFadden reappointed work and pensions secretary

1w | Politics

Preston College appoints Burnley deputy as next principal
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Watchdogs on the lookout for AI experts
1w | Assessment

Bonding at a bootcamp before their march east to China
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Co-investment cost hike ‘will turn firms off apprenticeships’
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New technical pathways for 14-year-olds could build on UTC model

8h | Skills reform
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FE leaders drop their requests into Burnham’s in-tray

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Waite and see… Get Further boss and her insights on Powell and Milburn

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Trethewey guides AQA into the vocational skills landscape

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‘Bradford’s proper sexy’: The honey badger who transformed a college
25 Jun 2026 | Colleges
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What would Andy Burnham in Number 10 mean for FE?
19 Jun 2026 | Politics
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Giving his students a virtual reality check
11 Jun 2026 | Colleges
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‘We need to expect the unexpected’: Colleges brace for energy emergencies
4 Jun 2026 | Colleges