The first V Levels should be delayed until 2028 to avoid a “rushed rollout” that damages the new qualifications' brand, a ...

Think tank calls for strengthened pre-apprenticeship pathways and proposes name for new 14-16 vocational quals ...

We want medals, and we should never be embarrassed about saying so. Medals matter. They recognise exceptional performance, inspire others and show what UK skills excellence looks like on the global ...

Classroom provision in colleges will transfer to mayors, but growth and skills levy funding for 16-to-18 apprentices will not, Lords told ...

At least one third of learners must secure new or better jobs after rules were toughened up for a new £35 million adult ...

Alan Milburn has questioned whether the growth and skills levy should survive in its current form. Experts agree it must ...

This summer, just 15.3 per cent of post-16 maths entries and 19.8 per cent of English language entries achieved grade 4 or above. More worryingly, only around one in ten maths entries from 18- and ...

This tension is exacerbated by a historical lack of sector specific research, meaning FE CPD is frequently dictated by models that do not fit our landscape. This is a critical moment to be asking ...

Last week’s publication of the Children’s Commissioner’s report, Hidden NEETs: The attendance of 16 and 17-year-olds in further education colleges in England, has shone a welcome spotlight on an issue ...

I have just written to the skills minister with FIN’s recommendations to support Burnham’s reforms.

I’d like to start this piece by saying that the people within the Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions are good people. This is not a hit job but the genuine opinion of ...