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SEND reforms will target ‘shameful’ transitions into FE

Ministers are eyeing tougher checks on schools’ handovers to colleges, but no promise of transport cash The post SEND reforms will target ‘shameful’ transitions into FE first appeared on FE Week.

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Education May 12, 2026

WorldSkills UK chief to lead City & Guilds Foundation

Ben Blackledge will remain in post to oversee Team UK's performance at the upcoming WorldSkills competition in Shanghai whilst taking up his new role at the vocational qualifications foundation. The appointment unites two major organisations in the further education and skills landscape.

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Education May 12, 2026

Youth mobility scheme disagreement hampering reset of UK-EU relations

Deal was expected by end of month but talks hit buffers over cap on number of people entering UK and tuition feesUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesSignificant gaps remain in negotiations on the reset in relations between the UK and the EU despite Keir Starmer’s latest pled...

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SEND reforms will target ‘shameful’ transitions into FE

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WorldSkills UK chief to lead City & Guilds Foundation

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Youth mobility scheme disagreement hampering reset of UK-EU relations

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Education May 12, 2026

Students at risk if universities go bust, say MPs

An Education Select Committee report finds the government needs to make urgent plans for universities facing insolvency.

Education May 12, 2026

Calls for 'urgent action' on baby-sleep industry after BBC investigation

The BBC investigation revealed how some self-described sleep experts have been giving new parents advice that goes against NHS guidelines.

Education May 11, 2026

Birmingham City University urged not to axe Black studies MA

More than 100 figures sign open letter criticising closure, just months after MA was launchedMore than 100 academics, writers and activists from around the world have signed an open letter condemning plans to close an MA in Black studies and global justice at Birmingham City University (BCU), just m...

Education May 11, 2026

Ministers scrap physics and languages bursaries for foreign trainees

Experts warn this is 'not a time for scaling back' recruitment tactics, and criticise surprise mid-year change The post Ministers scrap physics and languages bursaries for foreign trainees first appeared on Schools Week.

Education May 11, 2026

Teaching assistant who spat at pupil is jailed for child cruelty

Danuska Pullia, of Iwade, in Kent, was sentenced to four years in prison for four counts of child cruelty at Maidstone Crown Court

Education May 11, 2026

75 roles at risk at City & Guilds as new owner confirms restructure

It follows CEO and CFO exits and comes amid multiple investigations into the awarding body's controversial sale The post 75 roles at risk at City & Guilds as new owner confirms restructure first appeared on FE Week.

Education May 11, 2026

How is Keir Starmer getting on with his pledges to deliver change?

At the end of 2024, Keir Starmer announced key government targets including on NHS waiting lists and building new homes, how is he getting on?

Education May 11, 2026

Starmer to ‘go much further’ on apprenticeships and SEND after election losses

The prime minister repeats pledge to FE amid criticism of his leadership The post Starmer to ‘go much further’ on apprenticeships and SEND after election losses first appeared on FE Week.

Policy May 11, 2026

Labour unveils coastal mission to end outcomes 'postcode lottery' in north east and seaside towns

The government has set out its vision to tackle entrenched regional inequality through a new coastal mission targeting the north east and two coastal areas. The initiative aims to dismantle the postcode lottery in education and skills outcomes affecting children and young people in these communities.

Education May 11, 2026

NEU to formally ballot teachers on strike action

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson blasts move as 'massively premature' The post NEU to formally ballot teachers on strike action first appeared on Schools Week.

Education May 11, 2026

Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns

Senior academics describe the Judge business school’s proposal to provide services and training as ‘horrifying’Cambridge University’s business school is seeking to provide “leadership development” and “innovation management” to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry despite concerns over its government’s r...

Education May 10, 2026

‘One of the greatest invisible tragedies’: is the loss of childhood imagination inevitable?

We have created the most stifling and sanitised imaginative space conceivable for children, says teacher Brendan James Murray. Today true imagination has become a radical actThe six children sit together at the waterline in roaring wind. Seagulls dip and strain, beating their wings against the gusts...

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