£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
Starmer swerves a deadline for headline ‘two-thirds’ target ‘If there’s no date for people to work towards, then it’s just a vague aspiration’, says ex-SpAd
FE to get ‘extra £800m’ next year as Starmer ‘scraps’ 50% uni target PM replaces Blair’s mantra with a new goal that includes FE and apprenticeships and teases post-16 white paper plans
McFadden: Youth guarantee will have ‘more opportunity’ than the YTS Work and pensions secretary pledges to make the new policy ‘more attractive’ than the previous youth training scheme
Multiverse leads rivals with stellar apprenticeship revenue haul Blair’s provider rocketed up the ranks in 2023-24, while Paragon entered the top 10, new data shows
Ofsted launches search for new post-16 and skills boss Permanent replacement for Paul Joyce will join watchdog after inspection reform rollout
Ofsted reform: DfE commits to ‘pragmatic’ intervention approach Officials will seek sector views before deciding on accountability measures under new-style report cards
Pair of Swiss-owned training providers suddenly close Thousands of apprentices affected as Woodspeen Training and Jarvis Training Management announce insolvency