Trott leads charge against IfATE bill in the Commons Attacks on Skills England’s proximity to ministers and lack of accountability to parliament also came from Labour benches
Joyce quits Ofsted for college leadership role The watchdog’s FE chief is ‘delighted’ to join a midlands college leadership team in the summer
Phillipson picks Peck as Office for Students chair The vice chancellor previously argued for new ‘applied universities’ to lead on higher technical skills training
NEU ends sixth form college pay dispute Members accept 4.3 per cent deal with ‘firm assurances’ of future pay equality
Faster apprenticeship payments to providers as DfE ditches duplicate data Database fix to cut admin and speed up apprenticeship funding payments
Providers to assess apprentices in EPA overhaul DfE claims more red tape cut as it confirms assessment rule changes
IfATE abolition laws pass the Lords Amendments to delay full rollout of Skills England likely to be overturned
Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding
Apprenticeships: Level 2 starts lowest in four years Growth in higher level apprenticeships mask falls in level 2 and under 19s