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Wave of companies join apprenticeship register in first major update in nearly a year

A wave of organisations have been added to the refreshed register of apprenticeship training providers, while nearly 20 have been removed – in its first major update in almost 12 months. Forty three additional providers have been allowed on by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, including 25 main providers, 14 supporting and four employers. […]

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Union critical of government axing skills minister post

Boris Johnson’s axing of the dedicated skills minister position has been criticised by the University and College Union. In a highly unusual move, the Department for Education today revealed there would be no dedicated minister for apprenticeships and skills as there has been for at least the past decade, most recently Anne Milton. The DfE […]

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DfE says FE so important the education secretary will lead on skills brief

The education secretary Gavin Williamson has taken responsibility for the apprenticeships and skills brief. Despite it previously being understood universities minister Jo Johnson would take on the brief in addition to his responsibilities as universities minister, after Anne Milton resigned from the role last week. However, the Department for Education has today said the new […]

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Boris Johnson: ‘It’s vital we invest now in FE and skills’

Boris Johnson has said it is “vital” the government invests “now” in further education and skills, and has promised to make this a “priority”. He made the statement in answer to a question from ex-skills minister Anne Milton during his first appearance in the Commons as prime minister this afternoon. Milton asked Johnson: “Would my […]

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Gavin Williamson becomes new education secretary

Gavin Williamson has been appointed the new education secretary, replacing Damian Hinds who was sacked earlier this evening. A former defence secretary in Theresa May’s government, Williamson has been the MP for South Staffordshire since 2010. He was educated at a comprehensive, before taking his A-levels at Scarborough Sixth Form College. He has previously spoken […]

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Monthly apprenticeships update: April starts up 3% on last year but May stays static

Apprenticeship starts for the period August 2018 to May 2019 are up 7 per cent on the previous year, but 26 per cent down for the same period in 2016/17 – the year before the levy reforms were introduced. Monthly provisional figures for both April and May 2019 were published by the Department for Education […]

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Cabinet reshuffle: Education secretary Damian Hinds out

Damian Hinds has lost his job as education secretary, following skills minister Anne Milton out the door, as new prime minister Boris Johnson puts his cabinet together. He announced the news on Twitter: “It has been the greatest privilege to serve as education secretary. “Thank you to the brilliant team at @educationgovuk. And thank you […]

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Skills minister Anne Milton resigns

Apprenticeships and skills minister Anne Milton has resigned from government. She announced the move on Twitter ahead of the appointment of a new prime minister today, and cited her “grave concerns about leaving the EU without a deal” in her letter of resignation. “Having abstained in the vote last week, today I have resigned from […]

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The 11 things we learned from the DfE’s and ESFA’s 2018-19 accounts

Both the Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency have today published their annual accounts for 2018-19, revealing huge college write-offs, rising fraud allegations and an increase in civil servant bonuses. FE Week has trawled through both documents and pulled out the main findings:   1. Nearly £60m in loan write-offs for colleges […]

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