Pat McFadden has kept his job as work and pensions secretary in new prime minister Andy Burnham’s government. McFadden, MP ...

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

Lucy Powell has been appointed education secretary by prime minister Andy Burnham, returning to government less than a year ...

BIIAB has been stripped of powers to award security industry qualifications in an “unprecedented action” that puts an ...

Ofsted has written off the entire £3.9 million it spent on software meant to replace its scheduling and case management ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Problems unearthed by an audit have delayed publication of the Department for Education’s annual report and accounts until October. Major government departments are expected to lay their financial ...

Ofqual and Ofsted are advertising for AI and security specialists to help to 'navigate this changing landscape' ...