Education and Training

A town centre college has held a topping out ceremony to mark the completion of the building’s concrete frame. 

A new growth and skills levy is being introduced to replace the existing Apprenticeship Levy, the Government has announced.  

Another round of redundancies has been announced at a university – with 245 employees ‘at risk’ and 40 jobs expected to go. 

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) has revealed it invested over £10 million into improvements to its campuses this summer ahead of welcoming a record-breaking number of students through the doors. 

Unitas Stoke-on-Trent has crowned Brooke Chomyn and Nicola Walklate as joint Apprentices of the Year.  

The amazing diversity of careers in high-tech manufacturing are being showcased to school pupils at a unique conference later this month.

A newly-elected MP was quizzed by learners from Stoke on Trent College during a roundtable discussion on apprenticeships.  Dr Allison Gardner, who represents Stoke-on-Trent South visited the college’s Burslem campus, where she also toured the state-of-the-art Advanced Construction Centre facilities.  She then joined a discussion with Construction and Business Apprentices

Higher education funding is certainly one of the political hot topics at the moment, both locally and nationally. 

Ten subject areas at Keele University have ranked in the top 10 in England in the Guardian and Mail University Guides 2025.