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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.

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Policy May 11, 2026

Elections 2026: What Results Could Mean for Early Years Across the UK

With local elections in England and new parliamentary terms in Scotland and Wales, the political landscape is shifting significantly. We examine what these historic results could mean for early years policy, funding, and provision across the three nations.

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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?

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

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Elections 2026: What Results Could Mean for Early Years Across the UK

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Education 1 month ago

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?

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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.

Policy May 11, 2026

Our Future Our Voice: Children’s Commissioner Opens Festival of Childhood

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner for England, opened her second Festival of Childhood at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum alongside Youth Ambassadors. The event emphasises the vital importance of youth voice in shaping national policy and local services for children and young people.

Early Years May 11, 2026

Janet King: Valuing childminding in practice, not just in principle

Childminders deliver essential, high-quality care for families, but declining numbers highlight growing pressures on the system. Janet King, Sector Manager for Education and Childcare at NCFE, argues, during National Childminding Week (11-17 May), that recognition must now be backed by sustainable f...

Schools May 11, 2026

NEU Plans Strike Ballot Over Teacher Pay and School Funding

The National Education Union will ballot members for industrial action over concerns regarding pay and funding. The announcement comes ahead of the School Teachers' Review Body report publication.

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...

Education May 10, 2026

I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan

The problem wasn’t just the perfectly polished, yet mediocre prose. It’s what’s lost when we surrender the struggle to translate thought into wordsI have been teaching fiction writing at MIT since 2017. Many of my students last wrote fiction in middle school, and very few have experienced a proper w...

Education May 9, 2026

Teachers in England to vote on striking over pay

The National Education Union says it will hold a formal ballot this autumn without "urgent action".

Education May 9, 2026

Bradford exhibition revisits 1904 Somali display to confront colonial legacy

A new exhibition examines Bradford's 1904 Great Exhibition, where 57 Somali men, women and children were displayed as entertainment, highlighting how cultural institutions can address historical injustice and colonial legacy.

Education May 8, 2026

Sexual harassment more than twice as prevalent at England’s top universities, analysis finds

Harassment reported by 35% of students at ‘high tariff’ institutions compared with 17% at those with lowest entry gradesStudents at England’s leading universities were more than twice as likely to experience sexual harassment than those at “lower tariff” institutions, according to analysis.Data from...

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