Apprenticeships Give manufacturers UK-wide flex on levy spending, MPs argue The transport manufacturing sector is facing 50,000 vacancies Josh Mellor 11h Josh Mellor 11h Training Providers DfE probe finds Pathway First enrolled learners without consent Funding was also claimed with no proof learners existed Anviksha Patel 17h Anviksha Patel 17h Awarding FAB elects Tim Bennett-Hart as next chair He will succeed Charlotte Bosworth on February 10 – and will be joined by Kelle McQuade as vice chair Billy Camden 21h Billy Camden 21h Apprenticeships Disadvantaged apprentices more likely to drop out, researchers find New study also warns of a ‘wage penalty’ associated with apprenticeship withdrawals Anviksha Patel 1d Anviksha Patel 1d Politics DWP questions January 2026: live blog Live updates from ministers taking questions in Parliament Anviksha Patel 2d Anviksha Patel 2d Skills bootcamps Bootcamp cuts as DWP switches to ‘budget-led’ funding One local authority called the allocation methodology ‘perverse’ Josh Mellor 2d Josh Mellor 2d Colleges Sixth form pay clash ends at Capital City College Teachers have been on strike for 19 days this academic year Josh Mellor 5d Josh Mellor 5d Apprenticeships Long read Employer fears spread over apprenticeship ‘streamlining’ Ministers vow to work ‘intensively with business on the right balance’ as they stress that no decisions have been… Billy Camden 5d Billy Camden 5d Ofsted DfE civil servant named as Ofsted’s new post-16 lead Former apprenticeships and teacher training lead moves to inspectorate Anviksha Patel 6d Anviksha Patel 6d News Exclusive 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 Shane Chowen 6d Shane Chowen 6d Sponsored post Sponsored How Eduqas GCSE English Language is turning the page on ‘I’m never going to pass’ “A lot of learners come to us thinking ‘I’m rubbish at English, and I’m never going to pass’,” says… Advertorial 6d Eduqas 6d T Levels Accrediting TQs will strengthen ‘long-term credibility’ of T Levels, Ofqual proposes Regulator opens consultation to bring back accreditation powers Anviksha Patel 7d Anviksha Patel 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 844 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 16-19 Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
