by SCTP | Sep 13, 2025 | News
MPs on the Commons Work and Pensions Committee have praised the establishment of the new jobs and career service but called for the Government to “urgently bring forward more details” on its plans, warning that uncertainty is putting service delivery at risk. In their...
by SCTP | Sep 13, 2025 | News
MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee have called on the DWP to reform the conditionality regime, including sanctions, placed on jobseekers and people in work on Universal Credit. The Committee also want to see a personalised action plan, which better reflects their...
by SCTP | Sep 13, 2025 | News
While education secretary Bridget Phillipson kept her role and skills minister Jacqui Smith was given a new department to co-work in, it was all change elsewhere in the ministerial ranks. Click here for more from FE Week.
by SCTP | Sep 12, 2025 | News
Transcript of a speech delivered by Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson at an event to launch the Children’s Commissioner’s Children’s Plan in London.
by SCTP | Sep 12, 2025 | News
The DfE is looking for teachers, leaders and managers in FE to take part in testing their new survey designed to capture experiences of the FE workforce. They are particularly interested in hearing from staff working in general FE colleges, sixth form colleges and...
by SCTP | Sep 12, 2025 | News
The DfE has confirmed that the Mentoring Network Grant continues and applications remain open. This grant supports individual FE providers to strengthen and embed their own mentoring provision, while also encouraging collaboration across the sector to share and...
by SCTP | Sep 12, 2025 | News
The DfE has confirmed that applications remain open for Cohort 6 of the Teacher Mentoring Programme (TMP) in the FE sector. TMP equips individual FE staff with mentoring skills to better support early career teachers. To help providers train and support mentors, an...
by SCTP | Sep 12, 2025 | News
The DfE is continuing to expand the free courses for jobs (FCFJ) offer to support providers to deliver more construction training. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Sep 12, 2025 | News
On 23 March 2025, the Chancellor announced £600 million worth of investment to train up to 60,000 more skilled construction workers. £165 million of new funding will be available to help institutions deliver more construction courses for all learners, with up to £35...
by SCTP | Sep 12, 2025 | News
From academic year 2025 to 2026, the DfE has changed how you access funding for the Care to Learn scheme and the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, defined vulnerable groups element and they have explained this in the funding rules for each scheme. You must now submit a funding...
