Education

Department says the formerly state-owned training provider needs to be wound down gradually to protect learners

Nick Timothy, who left government after the election, called for an expansion in technical qualifications

Latest ONS data shows UK weekly earnings fell by 0.5% in real terms in the 12 months to June 2017

Jobcentre workers begin two-week strike over controversial closure plans

Regulator Ed Humpherson claims Whitehall statistic “does not bear the weight that is put on it in public debate”

Annual survey says staff numbers rose by 0.3% in year to April and points to narrowing gender pay gap

But Cabinet Office agrees to formal review of pay system for Senior Civil Service

Civil service chief exec says he and colleagues are "very conscious" of the 1% cap on pay rises, and suggests officials could see a more regionalised and role-related approach to increases

David Gauke tells MPs fewer than 100 of the planned 750 Jobcentre redundancies will be frontline roles

Education secretary appoints former lawyer to helm of new higher education regulator

Some closure-threatened Jobcentres win reprieve in estates reorganisation, but new sites are earmarked to shut

As the new apprenticeships system gets into full swing, Suzannah Brecknell meets Peter Lauener, the man charged with setting up the institute which will put employers front and centre

First ever analysis into pay differential by a Whitehall department sets example for government, says permanent secretary Jonathan Slater

Queen’s Birthday Honours list also includes knighthood for UN under-secretary general Stephen O’Brien

Institute for Government data crunch highlights discrimination issues and “stalled” progress on boosting Senior Civil Service’s BAME numbers

MPs and centre users back call to save one of 78 threatened offices

Academics at education think-tank say party’s ‘£60m’ pledge may cost between £200m and £400m

Public Accounts Committee says the Department for Education lacks grip on school places plan

Almost one in three headteachers are using their Pupil Premium funding to plug gaps in their school’s budget, research has revealed.

Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service replaces National Offenders Management Service as Ministry of Justice takes over the commissioning and monitoring of prison and probation services

DfE-owned LocatED will be “Britain’s biggest property start-up”, while the Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency will be merged

Newport campus part of £17m investment in new technology and data sources

Watchdog warns demands of service pressures, major projects and Brexit are outpacing Whitehall’s capacity to deliver at a time of staffing restrictions and spending restraint