Politics

Politicians have finally embraced FE. But why now?

Meg Price reveals the striking findings of a new report into public attitudes to tertiary education - with important...

JL Dutaut
Meg Price
Politics

If your skills strategy isn’t funding – it’s not worth talking about

However good a national skills strategy looks on paper, it simply can’t be delivered by a system on the...

JL Dutaut
Mark Dawe
Party Conferences 2023, Politics

The FE policies passed at the Lib Dems conference

Party outlines plans for apprenticeships, college funding, tutoring and more

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Politics

Keir Starmer appoints new shadow skills minister

Toby Perkins has been replaced by Seema Malhotra as shadow skills minister

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted, Politics

Ofsted chief sounds warning over Labour safeguarding audit plan

Amanda Spielman said plans to separate safeguarding from Ofsted inspections would be 'much more expensive and complicated'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics, Qualifications

Labour pledges to pause and review BTECs cull

Party would not defund any AGQs under the current timeline if it wins the next general election

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Starmer wants education to shatter the ‘class ceiling’

Labour leader to focus on inequality in major education speech

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Apprenticeships, Politics

Perkins pledges additional spending on SME apprenticeships

Labour's plan to replace the apprenticeship levy won't reduce SME apprenticeships, the shadow minister said

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics

College principal to succeed Birbalsingh as social mobility chair

Alun Francis has been filling in as interim chair since 'country's strictest headteacher' resigned in January

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter