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General Election 2024 | Latest FE & skills news

Meet the ministers: Starmer’s first DfE lineup confirmed

Meet the ministers: Starmer’s first DfE lineup confirmed

Opinion

We must stop chasing unicorns and start valuing sustainability

We’re reaching those young people who left the classroom behind

Damian Hinds named shadow education secretary

No ‘quick and easy solutions’ to ‘major’ challenges, Phillipson warns education sector

Former home sec Jacqui Smith expected to become skills and FE minister

‘The proudest day of my life’: Phillipson’s full speech to DfE staff

Who is Bridget Phillipson? 8 facts about the new education secretary

Labour’s in-tray for FE and skills

Election 2024: Education winners and losers

Starmer promises to ‘repair our public services’ after historic election win

Election 2024: Education secretary Gillian Keegan loses her seat

Election 2024: ‘The British people have chosen change’ – Phillipson

Not in poll position: Tory edu MPs facing election wipeout

LSIPs: Colleges call for long-term funding and shared accountability

Damian Hinds named shadow education secretary

No ‘quick and easy solutions’ to ‘major’ challenges, Phillipson warns education sector

Former home sec Jacqui Smith expected to become skills and FE minister

‘The proudest day of my life’: Phillipson’s full speech to DfE staff

Who is Bridget Phillipson? 8 facts about the new education secretary

Labour’s in-tray for FE and skills

Election 2024: Education winners and losers

Starmer promises to ‘repair our public services’ after historic election win

Election 2024: Education secretary Gillian Keegan loses her seat

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In Manchester and nationally, Labour is on a skills mission

The next government must set up a commission on tertiary education

How do the manifestos stack up on further education and skills?

The election is a chance to empower our learners to improve their lives

There are positives – but the Conservatives’ manifesto misfires on crucial issues

Gaps remain in Labour’s plans to fill shortages and spread opportunity

All parties must commit to keeping the GCSE resit policy

The levy isn’t working – could Labour’s plans fix it?

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