Shane Chowen

Editor at @FEWeek - reporting on further education, skills and apprenticeships. Story tips: [email protected]

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Scoop from @annieiseating

Apprenticeships policy WILL go to DWP with a ministerial statement on the changes due "very soon"

https://t.co/CDTuRrIdbR

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Reform UK are certain Nigel Farage will be the next prime minister. What would that mean for further education, skills and training?

Here's what @FEWeek's @jessjanehill found out at their party conference last weekend:

https://t.co/9HWBqRqt2U

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🇬🇧ON YOUR (DEN)MARKS

Team UK have complete day 1 of their 3-day EuroSkills 2025 competitions in Denmark

UK competitors tell @annieiseating they're feeling quietly confident

https://t.co/epXAwPdwP7

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🇬🇧GAME ON: EuroSkills 2025 has been declared officially open by our very own @BenBlackledge1

@annieiseating was there for @FEWeek

https://t.co/W5WGrrhiBg

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'To avoid burdening providers with long days inspectors should leave by 5.45pm'

Let's see about that

https://t.co/mJxPPZPvCh

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I’m told this should have been *whips’

Sorry nerds

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🚨Reshuffle update: Early years minister Stephen Morgan has been moved to the whip's office

https://t.co/TeNx0IMWms

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Looks like this completes the DfE ministerial team:

SoS: Bridget Phillipson
Skills minister: Jacqui Smith
New minister: Georgia Gould
New junior minister: Olivia Bailey
New junior minister: Josh MacAlister

https://t.co/WyrJH2lFac

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🚨Reshuffle update: Early years minister Stephen Morgan has been moved to the whip's office

https://t.co/TeNx0IMWms

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Reshuffle latest: Olivia Bailey and @JoshMacAlister join the roster of junior ministers at the Department for Education

https://t.co/WyrJH2lFac

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The Rt Hon Baroness @Jacqui_Smith1 joins the DWP as our new Minister of State for Skills, alongside her role as Minister of State for Women and Equalities at @educationgovuk

Building skills is key to getting a good job and ensuring businesses have the workforce they need

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This makes yesterday’s skills split news a little easier to digest

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Breaking: Baroness Jacqui Smith has been re-appointed as minister for skills in Keir Starmer's ministerial reshuffle - but will now work in two government departments

https://t.co/TeNx0IMWms

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How am I? Dehydrated

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Greetings from day 2 of Reform UK conference, where a signed Farage tshirt will set you back £100 and a 'Britain is lawless' session kicks off the day

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I count *five* departmental moves for skills policy since 2001:

2001 - DfEE to DfES
2007 - DfES to DIUS
2009 - DIUS to BIS
2016 - BIS to DfE
2025 - DfE to DWP

Is it any wonder nothing sticks in skills?

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Bridget Phillipson remains education secretary. Safe to assume 16-19 will stay with her at DfE.

But right now apprenticeships, universities, bootcamps, Skills England, LSIPS, ESOL, accountability, and funding are all up in the air

https://t.co/JH2Jk8fOKq

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@port27500 2001 - DfEE to DfES
2007 - DfES to DIUS
2009 - DIUS to BIS
2016 - BIS to DfE
2025 - DfE to DWP

[Shane Chowen @shanechowen]

Bridget Phillipson remains education secretary. Safe to assume 16-19 will stay with her at DfE.

But right now apprenticeships, universities, bootcamps, Skills England, LSIPS, ESOL, accountability, and funding are all up in the air

https://t.co/JH2Jk8fOKq

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@LouiseMesma One of many unexpected things that have happened today