DfE scores with Sky Sports-style ads for FE Research shows increased interest in FE teaching since the campaign’s launch in 2022
DfE boosted early bootcamp payments after provider complaints Performance targets were described as ‘unrealistic’
Revive Sector Skills Councils alongside Skills England, says C&G Skills England is ‘not a new idea’ for English skills development, report finds
Stop construction skills training duplication, charity urges government Increasing the supply of construction workers is critical to the government’s 1.5 million new homes pledge
Tight controls on new levy to avoid ‘complete racket’ – report Many fear that without more funding, levy flexibilities will mean fewer apprenticeships
Adult training axed to avoid court fights, authority admits Training contracts targeted at the unemployed and low skilled have been delayed until January
Mayors in spending panic to beat £2.6bn skills cash deadline Some regions have lost out on millions after failing to spend fast enough in the scheme’s earlier years
Ofsted’s website shows FE sub-judgments for first time The move comes four months after the watchdog made the same change to schools’ profiles
Can Skills England really fix our broken skills system? Labour quango Skills England has a mission to boost growth by fixing skills gaps, but how can it swerve the failures of its predecessors?