Mayors and local leaders will be handed a role in shaping education for 14- to 16-year-olds under plans for new technical ...

We tax firms for hiring young people, and pay young people not to work - then wonder why they don't, writes John Cope ...

MPs have criticised ministers for failing to consult Skills England and employers before removing public funding for level 7 ...

As the new PM begins work, Anviksha Patel seeks opinions on what should fill his first 100 days ...

Boys are falling behind at every stage of education. Our new commission wants to understand why ...

Ministers have partially reversed a fivefold increase in apprenticeship co-investment costs just days before it was due to take effect. The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed levy-paying ...

There is no shortage of people willing to talk about the UK’s skills challenge. Barely a week passes without a conference, a roundtable, a consultation or a fresh report, and often the same familiar ...

At age 39, Julia had a mid-life crisis and started a running career! Managing to fit in the Great North Run, Swowdonia and London marathons before retiring at the ripe old age of 42 (albeit still ...

For those working in post-16 education, disruption hardly feels new. Qualification pathways are changing, funding is shifting and established business models are under pressure. We call this reform – ...

At the same time, the apprenticeship budget is set to reach £3.3 billion in 2026-27. For all that potential investment, conversations about the levy too often feel like a chore. Spend it, transfer it, ...

Sarah Waite has unique insights into the motivations of new education secretary Lucy Powell, and the man tasked with helping to solve the NEET crisis, Alan Milburn.

Real power isn’t exercised in boardrooms but when a teacher reaches a student. When you move from teaching, you drift from real influence ...