Ministers to slash update approval times for some apprenticeships DWP said accelerated processes could cut approval times from 18 to three months
McFadden overstated employer interest in jobs guarantee Work and pensions secretary backtracks on claim 60+ employers already ‘committed’ jobs for NEET young people
Robust oversight strenghens the whole system As I set out my vision for the future of City & Guilds, I recognise that trust depends on transparency and personal responsibility, writes Byron Nicolaides
DfE’s skills boss moves to schools brief Julia Kinniburgh’s director general for skills role will be filled temporarily by DfE director Sinead O’Sullivan
Education questions January 2026: Live blog Follow live updates as Bridget Phillipson and her education ministers take questions from MPs in the House of Commons
Top two City & Guilds execs placed on leave CEO and CFO absence comes a week after the Charity Commission launched an investigation into the company’s sale
College teachers part of £200m SEND training scheme A ‘comprehensive’ new package of training is hoped to ‘upskill all staff in every school, college and nursery’
2025 review: A defining year for further education and skills FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks back at a year of reform, rhetoric and reckoning for further education
Office for Students chief to leave at Easter Susan Lapworth did not give a reason for her early departure