Apprenticeships Phillipson: Scrapping level 7 apprenticeships won’t harm skills supply Education secretary also reveals application process for Technical Excellence Colleges to open this term Billy Camden 11h Billy Camden 11h Skills England, Skills reform Phillipson tells Skills England what to prioritise in first year New body told to produce annual skills assessment, ensure consistency of LSIPs and boost domestic workforce Billy Camden 13h Billy Camden 13h Bootcamp Bootcamp job interviews treated as ‘tick-box’ exercise, third year participants say Evaluation does however show ‘encouraging’ improvements in the programme Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Workforce Seven findings from DfE’s third FE workforce data release Figures from over 1,300 colleges and providers were collected in 2023-24 Anviksha Patel 4d Anviksha Patel 4d Colleges Burnley College principal officially suspended Karen Buchanan is under ‘ongoing investigation’ Anviksha Patel 5d Anviksha Patel 5d Apprenticeships, Skills reform Nine in ten level 7 apprentices will be ineligible for funding, new figures reveal Under-22s, who can still be funded, made up 11 per cent of level 7 apprenticeship starts last year Shane Chowen 5d Shane Chowen 5d Spending Review 2025 IFS: ‘Intense pressure’ to come for further education budgets The government faces tough choices about how to spread likely funding reductions Josh Mellor 6d Josh Mellor 6d Skills reform Skills England board members revealed Leaders from colleges, training providers, businesses, trade unions and local government have made the list FE Week Reporter 6d FE Week Reporter 6d Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Level 7 apprenticeship funding to be axed from January 2026 DfE also announces ‘priority’ bootcamp funding for next year and confirms apprenticeship budget increase to over £3bn Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Sponsored post Sponsored Reshaping the New Green Skills Landscape The UK government is embarking on a transformative journey to reshape its skills landscape, placing a significant emphasis on… Advertorial 1w Sabre Rigs & Green Skills Solutions 1w Industrial action UCU members greenlight national strike ballot Motions on national action and deficit budgets passed overwhelmingly Anviksha Patel 1w Anviksha Patel 1w skills Days of DfE adult ed procurement could be over The department hasn’t ruled out taking an ‘alternative commissioning approach’ to the current contract Josh Mellor 1w Josh Mellor 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 809 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
