WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK national finals: Welsh colleges top 2025 medal table

'The future of the economy' honoured as gold, silver and bronze medals awarded after a tough week of national...

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK: 2025 foundation skills medallists announced

Over 70 SEND and high needs students competed in eight national skills competition finals in Cardiff today

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Staff

UCU reveals January strike days in 32 colleges

Teachers and lecturers will walk out for three days over pay and workloads

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Budget 2025, Politics

Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £8

New hourly rate will apply from April 2026, chancellor set to announce at tomorrow’s budget

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Reverse adult education cuts now, protesters tell MPs

Hundreds of adult education advocates lobby MPs to pay attention to funding cuts

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Staff

UCU ballot results: 32 colleges vote to strike over pay and workload

Pay deals were agreed at a further 17 colleges during the ballot window

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

LSIPs 2.0: Colleges and universities told to pool intelligence

New guidance builds on white paper pledge for ‘more coherent’ post-16 pathways

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Colleges take £20m slice of OfS capital funding

134 colleges awarded one fifth of £92m pot to 'address the government’s industrial strategy and priority sectors'

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Training Providers

Performance Through People bought by chamber of commerce

‘Business-as-usual’ after training provider deal is announced

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel