Politics

Budget 2024: Lifelong learning entitlement delayed again

Fundable higher education courses will now not start until January 2027

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics

Budget 2024: Extra £300m for FE

Shorter and foundation apprenticeships to also get £40m next year

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Politics

Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £7.55

New rate will apply from April 2025, chancellor set to announce at tomorrow’s budget

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Politics

Revealed: The new education committee membership

11 MPs selected for influential committee that holds the Department for Education to account

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Streamlined skills and jobseeker support to cut ‘ballooning’ benefits bill

Chancellor also vows to ‘protect’ education priorities at Wednesday’s budget

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Politics

Budget: Our expectations must be realistic and long-term

Our asks are moderate, but the chancellor can't delay action for the sector long if government is going to...

JL Dutaut
David Hughes
Politics

What our learners need from the autumn budget

Touring England’s colleges at the start of term has revealed a number of challenges holding its learners back and...

JL Dutaut
Qasim Hussain
Politics

Treat colleges and schools fairly on any NI reform, unions say

Colleges were snubbed last time round

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Colleges, Politics

EPI outlines ‘clear picture’ that college finances are worse than unis

Think tank urges Labour not to forget FE amid HE financial crisis talks

Billy Camden
Billy Camden