Skills reform

Skills England board members revealed

Leaders from colleges, training providers, businesses, trade unions and local government have made the list

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

Level 7 apprenticeship funding to be axed from January 2026

DfE also announces 'priority' bootcamp funding for next year and confirms apprenticeship budget increase to over £3bn

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Competition to collaboration: LSIF reshapes FE for the better

The local skills improvement fund has nurtured partnerships between colleges, but capital investment alone won’t sustain progress

Jessica Hill
Asfa Sohail and Jamie Purser
Skills reform

Three reforms would help FE tackle our country’s labour shortages

Kitemarking, workforce planning and devolution would boost FE’s ability to meet the government’s economic mission

Jessica Hill
Dr Vikki Smith
Skills reform

Immigration white paper is a call to action on social care skills

The government’s immigration crackdown means social care must rely on homegrown talent. A new workforce strategy offers solutions

Jessica Hill
Victoria Collier
Skills reform

Adult learner numbers have bombed to post-war levels, says L&W

A huge drop in funding began under the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

Don’t believe the hype – Skills England isn’t doomed to failure

Skills England has been dismissed as ‘stillborn’ but with collaboration between educators and employers it could be transformative

Jessica Hill
Dr Benjamin Silverstone
Skills reform

Skills England: Ministers will make decisions on FE resources, not us

Highlights from Skills England’s first grilling by the education committee

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

FE should brace itself for Austerity 2.0

Spring Statement spelt doom for our sector, however much it was dressed up

Jessica Hill
Tom Bewick