Skip to content
About us
Advertising
Subscriber Area
Sign in
subscribe
subscribe
About us
Advertising
Subscriber Area
Search (press Enter to apply)
News
All news
Young people
Adult education
Apprenticeships
Colleges
Training providers
Ofsted
Politics
Skills reform
FE workforce
Jobs
Opinion
How to write for FE Week
The Staffroom
Features
Movers & Shakers
WorldSkills
Other
FAQs
Schools Week
Jobs Board
Newsletters
Weekly Edition
18 July 2026
News
All news
Young people
Adult education
Apprenticeships
Colleges
Training providers
Ofsted
Politics
Skills reform
FE workforce
Jobs
Opinion
How to write for FE Week
The Staffroom
Features
Movers & Shakers
WorldSkills
Other
FAQs
Schools Week
Jobs Board
Newsletters
Weekly Edition
Become a member today for unlimited access to FE Week
Enjoy expert journalism on FE and skills with fewer ads and exclusive benefits.
subscribe
Latest Skills reform
NAO: Construction skills package faces ‘risks’
National Audit Office report urges government to strengthen oversight of its £625 million set of programmes
5d
|
Skills reform
Construction secures rethink on apprenticeship assessment reforms after industry backlash
New methodology established to tailor assessment requirements according to occupational risk levels
1w
|
Apprenticeships
Previously
member early access
content
A pair of shoes taught me more about NEETs than any policy paper
Government set up three schemes where one flexible pathway would do. Traineeships worked thanks to trusted ...
2w
|
Skills reform
Previously
member early access
content
Burnham’s devolution agenda could transform the youth guarantee
2w
|
Skills reform
Greater Manchester's experience shows youth employment works best when local leaders, employers and ...
2w
|
Skills reform
Previously
member early access
content
Manufacturing SMEs are being squeezed out of apprenticeships
2w
|
Skills reform
Rising wage bills, levy thresholds and wider employment costs leave manufacturing SMEs paying into a ...
2w
|
Skills reform
Previously
member early access
content
T Levels are helping build NHS workforce pipeline
3w
|
Skills reform
Skills England scales back employer role in funding decisions
3w
|
Apprenticeships
DWP revisits unloved 30/70 apprenticeship unit payment split
3w
|
Apprenticeships
‘Not the end of the road’ for apprenticeship funding restrictions, Smith suggests
3w
|
Apprenticeships
All Skills reform
Apprenticeship funding band review ordered by skills minister
Jacqui Smith tells Skills England to assess which standards should be prioritised for potential funding uplifts
3w
|
Apprenticeships
Previously
member early access
content
The UK has a commercialisation problem, not just a skills problem
Employers regularly invest in technical capability, leadership and digital skills, yet sales – one of the ...
11 Jun 2026
|
Skills reform
Previously
member early access
content
The solutions to the NEET crisis will not be neat
Tackling this crisis will require much more than expanding youth provision. The real challenge is fixing ...
9 Jun 2026
|
Skills reform
Previously
member early access
content
The Milburn review is a watershed moment for FE
In Milburn’s bold words, the ruin of education policy is writ large. His report raises fundamental ...
4 Jun 2026
|
Skills reform
FE falls as bootcamps boom in priority skills pipeline
1 Jun 2026
|
Skills reform
Skills England finds FE achievements linked to priority jobs fell 7 per cent and reports mismatches in ...
1 Jun 2026
|
Skills reform
Previously
member early access
content
Green energy training needs joined up delivery
28 May 2026
|
Skills reform
An ageing workforce, uncertain funding and outdated infrastructure are leaving the heating and plumbing ...
28 May 2026
|
Skills reform
We want to end the snobbery around post-16 vocational routes
21 May 2026
|
Skills reform
Gemma Collins hate is snobbery, says Phillipson
21 May 2026
|
Skills reform
T Levels go fully remote as ministers scrap work placement limits
20 May 2026
|
Skills reform
DfE axes single awarding body licence model
20 May 2026
|
Skills reform
Browse more Skills reform
Why was student wellbeing not in the white paper?
31 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
Student wellbeing is as important as financial management and the curriculum, says Nathalie Richards. She ...
31 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
It’s risky business to have an employer-dominated skills system
30 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
The Department for Education must put more faith in local leaders rather than employers if it wants the ...
30 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
Sector gives FE white paper the thumbs up
25 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
The FE white paper has been given a warm welcome by sector leaders and FE Week readers, with almost two ...
25 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
FE white paper: The key reforms
25 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
The FE white paper included more than 30 proposals but the majority repeat or build on current reforms ...
25 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
Exclusive
White paper Q&A with skills minister: ‘We have got an awful lot to do and an awful lot to prove’
21 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
The lack of a long-term funding settlement for FE did not hamper the Department for Education’s white ...
21 Jan 2021
|
Skills reform
79
80
81
Go to search page