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These articles were categorised when the skills agenda was controlled by the Department for Education & Skills, from 2001 to 2007. Subsequently the government department responsible for skills is the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS).


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    Teacher apprenticeship route to be tied to school year

    by Adam McCulloch 9 May 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 9 May 2025

    The government is to cut the length of postgraduate teaching apprenticeships from 12 to nine months to bring them in line with the school year.

    • Apprenticeships
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    High-level apprenticeship spend doubles in five years

    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025

    Spending on high-level apprenticeships - equivalent to a Master’s degree - has more than doubled in the past five years.

    • Department for Education
    • Education
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Teachers could strike if pay award not improved

    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025

    Teachers in England could launch strike action if the government does not offer a higher pay rise for the next...

    • Construction
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Construction: Industry training boards need ‘fundamental reset’

    by Rob Moss 3 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 3 Feb 2025

    Independent review calls for ‘fundamental reset’ of the current Industry Training Board model to safeguard economic growth.

    • Latest News
    • Department for Education
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Education union threatens strike action

    by Jo Faragher 10 Jan 2025
    by Jo Faragher 10 Jan 2025

    England’s biggest teaching union, the National Education Union, has announced it will ballot on strike action.
    The NEU has accused...

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Ministers urged to show how target for 6,500 new teachers can be hit

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Dec 2024

    Government plans to recruit 6,500 new teachers would require a salary increase of nearly 10% a year for three years,...

    • STEM
    • Hybrid working
    • Department for Education

    T-level industry placements to go hybrid

    by Rob Moss 3 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 3 Dec 2024

    T-level industry placements will be able to be completed remotely under government reforms announced this week.

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher

    University fees to reach record high of £9,535

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Nov 2024

    University tuition fees will soar to a record high of £9,535 from the next academic year, announces the government.

    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    Office for Equality and Opportunity launched by government

    by Jo Faragher 9 Oct 2024
    by Jo Faragher 9 Oct 2024

    The government has announced the launch of the Office for Equality and Opportunity, which will oversee equality policy and legislation...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Career development
    • Department for Education

    Skills England: what should the new body prioritise?

    by Jo Faragher 1 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 1 Aug 2024

    The new government has launched Skills England to address local and national employers' needs. What should the new body prioritise?

    • Dispute resolution
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Labour ministers begin work on employment issues

    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2024

    The Labour government has begun its first week in power with announcements and meetings related to its election pledges on employment.

    • Childcare
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Childcare expansion: risks could have been avoided

    by Jo Faragher 24 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 24 Apr 2024

    A National Audit Office report has revealed that testing the free childcare hours rollout could have avoided some risks.

    • STEM
    • Local authorities
    • Education

    Teachers to earn extra £6,000 to teach STEM

    by Rob Moss 23 Apr 2024
    by Rob Moss 23 Apr 2024

    Up to £6,000 will be available for teachers working in key STEM subjects as part of drive to recruit and retain the best staff.

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Education

    Unions criticise reduction in secondary teacher training target

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Mar 2024

    Teaching unions have criticised the government's decision to reduce its secondary teacher training target in 2024/25.

    • Stress
    • Department for Education
    • Latest News

    Government to remove performance-related pay in schools

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jan 2024

    Schools will no longer be obliged to use performance-related pay, the government has said as part of plans to reduce teachers' workload.

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