News WorldSkills 2019 day 4: Team UK rallies together as they cross the finishing line Team UK is finishing WorldSkills 2019 with thunderous applause and deafening cheers from a caravan of supporters. A crowd… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News WorldSkills 2019 day 3: Thomas flush with success as he steams past the finish line Team UK’s plumbing and heating competitor Thomas Thomas has this afternoon finished his tests. Hear from plumber Thomas Thomas… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News WorldSkills 2019 day two: Dining out on world-class Skills FE Week reporter Fraser Whieldon samples the high life by taking part in the restaurant service competition at WorldSkills… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News WorldSkills 2019 day 1: Team UK make the first cut as they get in their groove Team UK has made a good start on the road to medal success, after completing the first day of… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News WorldSkills 2019: UK’s young people feel colleges are worst in the world at preparing them for adult working life, says new report Young people in the UK feel their school or college are the worst in the world at preparing them… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News WorldSkills 2019: Team UK flies the flag at dazzling opening ceremony Team UK has been flying the flag at the dazzling opening ceremony for WorldSkills Kazan 2019. Team UK joined… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News What time is the WorldSkills 2019 opening ceremony and can I watch it live? The WorldSkills 2019 opening ceremony starts at 5pm (UK time) today and can be watched live via this link:… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Pass rate falls for GCSE English and maths resits Figures published this morning for those aged 17 and over in England that sat GCSE English show the pass… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Small employers warn that ‘exhausted funds’ threaten the future of the apprenticeship system The Federation of Small Businesses has chosen GCSE results day to call on the new Secretary of State, Gavin… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Huge win for France as they secure two-thirds of votes to host WorldSkills 2023 France has won the right to host WorldSkills 2023 by a landslide after receiving more than double the votes… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News WorldSkills2019 pre-competition: Team UK digs in Kazan Team UK got the chance to see the WorldSkills flag relay, leave a permanent sign of their skills, and… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News WorldSkills 2019: What you need to know as Team UK makes it to Kazan Today, Team UK fly out to WorldSkills 2019 in Russia. Here’s our short, but handy explainer about the competition,… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 805 Older Must read Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 4d Billy Camden 4d Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo