Colleges are bracing themselves for the Whitehall power shift With skills policy moving to DWP, Ofsted unveiling a new framework and defence cash pouring in, this autumn could define the future of FE. But will ministers see beyond workforce targets to the bigger picture of lifelong learning?
Starmer’s shake-up could be the gamechanger FE needs The Prime Minister’s decision to wrench skills policy from the Department for Education and place it in a new growth-focused super-ministry is the best chance in decades to align training with economic need
Results of LSIPs shake-up revealed £6.3m dished out to 39 employer bodies to refresh local skills plans
College staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help colleges navigate ‘difficult’ conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict
NTI for Newbury College from ‘serious cashflow pressures’ PFI costs and delayed asset sale trigger concerns over cash
Make post-16 an ‘integrated’ tertiary system – report EPI calls for ‘holistic’ tertiary education system ahead of imminent post-16 white paper
One year in, Labour’s skills revolution is feeling hollow Skills were meant to be at the heart of Labour’s economic revival. Yet, after a year of bureaucratic tweaks and missed opportunities, the promised transformation remains elusive
FE inquiry: MPs grill Smith on pay, cuts and careers Parity of teacher pay is a ‘fairly basic problem’, the education committee chair suggested