Labour conference 2025: Pat McFadden’s full speech The work and pensions secretary, who now controls most of the skills brief, addressed the party’s annual conference in Liverpool
Khan puts business bosses in skills driving seat The mayor wants employers with skills gaps to help commission skills programmes in the capital
Report cards: Q&A with Ofsted national director Lee Owston One of Ofsted’s most senior officials speaks about FE’s new inspection regime, a month before it comes into force
No improvement for education of young offenders Most institutions are stuck in a ‘vicious cycle’ of isolation and frustration
NEETs top McFadden’s DWP skills agenda The work and pensions secretary wants jobcentres to offer training as a ‘springboard to better futures’
Careers service shake-up ‘rebrand, not reform’, say MPs The government wants Jobcentres to offer more employment support and careers advice
‘Outstanding’ university bootcamps praised by Ofsted Inspectors were impressed with the course’s ‘exceptional’ curriculum
Skills move risks destabilising ‘sofa surfing’ policy area But some believe the move could cut ‘frustrating duplication’ between the DWP and DfE