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The skills bill is the blueprint for transforming the country

Apprenticeships are extraordinarily popular – and more progress is being made from the skills bill, writes Alex Burghart Skills…

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The FE white paper has galvanised support for the sector

The government still needs a national strategy but there are positive signs, writes David Hughes A year on from…

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The skills white paper: too much rhetoric, too little action

A lack of movement is causing planning blight and eroding the skills landscape, writes Sue Pember In January 2021,…

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The white paper was promising – but why are ITPs still fighting for recognition?

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Remove the universal credit rules blocking people from education

‘Conditionality’ rules are forcing people to give up their training courses, writes Peter Aldous Like all MPs, I am…

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This next white paper is critically important. Ministers must focus on the right measures, writes Naomi Clayton The long-awaited…

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