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30 July 2026

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Mayors to take control of 16-19 funding

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SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge

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Colleges hit hard as high-cost HE funding withdrawn

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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?

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Under-25s exempted from apprenticeship co-investment hike
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£287m building cash for colleges short of places
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Benefit-hit apprentice families boosted by bursary
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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

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

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Jacqui Smith reappointed minister for skills

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‘I don’t teach English as a subject, I teach it as a lifeline’
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Who is Lucy Powell? 10 facts about the new education secretary
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Lucy Powell appointed education secretary
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McFadden reappointed work and pensions secretary
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SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge

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Colleges hit hard as high-cost HE funding withdrawn

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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?

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V Levels aren’t the answer, and Burnham knows it

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Reform poses looming threat to ESOL we can’t ignore
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FE and skills sector needs to get serious about its own pedagogy
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Technical education must become lifelong route to work
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ESOL is evolving, policy and funding must evolve with it
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