Shane Chowen

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#TeamUK, no matter the outcome tonight, you have made yourselves, your colleges, employers, and everyone back home in the UK incredibly proud. Watch it live from 5:30 PM BST - eu1.hubs.ly/H0n019y0 #TeamUK, powered by WorldSkills UK, in partnership with @Pearson

Scoop from @annieiseating Apprenticeships policy WILL go to DWP with a ministerial statement on the changes due "very soon" feweek.co.uk/dwp-will-take-…

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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: feweek.co.uk/reform-plots-a…

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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 feweek.co.uk/on-your-denmar…

🇬🇧GAME ON: EuroSkills 2025 has been declared officially open by our very own @BenBlackledge1 @annieiseating was there for @FEWeek feweek.co.uk/euroskills-202…

'To avoid burdening providers with long days inspectors should leave by 5.45pm' Let's see about that feweek.co.uk/ofsted-overhau…

I’m told this should have been *whips’ Sorry nerds

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 feweek.co.uk/reshuffle-two-…

Reshuffle latest: Olivia Bailey and @JoshMacAlister join the roster of junior ministers at the Department for Education feweek.co.uk/reshuffle-two-…

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

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

How am I? Dehydrated

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

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?

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

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 feweek.co.uk/skills-brief-t…

@LouiseMesma One of many unexpected things that have happened today

The gift that keeps on giving 😆😆