1-week apprenticeship ‘units’, and 5 other things we learned from Smith’s white paper briefing Skills minister also defends adult education plans and explains the need to introduce laws that ban ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders
DfE names FE teacher training taskforce members Wigan and Leigh College principal Anna Dawe will chair the group
Unqualified apprentices could pass under assessment reforms, employers warn Skills England pauses pilot of changes after construction leaders claim ‘sampling’ plans will lead to a ‘race to the bottom’
New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled
Clawback reveals T Level underspend bigger than feared Overallocation errors and unmet student recruitment targets stung colleges to the tune of £86m
Governors Havant a clue about college’s finances going South FE Commissioner reveals financial crisis at Hampshire college came ‘out of the blue’ for board members
Ofsted reforms ‘the most sensible’ way forward, Oliver tells MPs Chief inspector also praises watchdog’s ‘more human’ complaints process but admits to ‘concern’ over union tension
Revealed: DfE’s special payments to providers after funding blunder Wheels in motion for convoy of claims after unprecedented payouts
£31k FE teacher training bursaries to continue in 2026-27 Experts say bursaries are ‘very effective for recruiting more teachers and retaining additional teachers long-term’ amid Labour’s 6.5k pledge