Education Partnership North East
The chancellor has pledged an extra £1.2 billion annually for FE by 2028-29. But amid demographic pressures and staff...
'Additional' £1.2bn on its way as DfE vows to find at least 5% of savings and efficiencies
DfE also announces 'priority' bootcamp funding for next year and confirms apprenticeship budget increase to over £3bn
Doing so would lead to more 'bureaucracy' and 'inequalities', expert says
Comes weeks after mayor Andy Burnham labelled the DfE as his 'biggest frustration'
Proposals include rising an employers' Skills Charge, stricter language rules, an HE levy and mandatory workforce strategies
Education secretary's 'concession' described as 'ridiculous… daft and somewhat disingenuous'
Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments
Two former education secretaries have been given gongs
