Opinion

Pushing for a pilot

The latest apprenticeship levy operational guidance is almost totally geared at explaining how it will work for the employers...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Leaked report warns BIS move to London could increase costs

A leaked government report has warned that plans to close the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ (BIS) office...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

First sixth form school to opt in to post-16 area review

A sixth form in Liverpool has become the first school to opt in to a post-16 area review, and...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

DfE accounts lack ‘truth and fairness’ says finance watchdog

The Department for Education’s financial statements lack “truth and fairness” according to the government’s audit watchdog. The department (DfE)...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Department for Education announces new permanent secretary

The government has today announced who will be taking over from Chris Wormald as the head civil servant at...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Area review completion delays drag on as new six month target missed

At least three of the seven regions involved in the first wave of post-16 education and training area reviews...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Level three vocational route on rise as A-levels fall

The number of 19-year-olds gaining level three through A-levels has fallen for the first time in seven years, while...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Profiles

Kelvin Hopkins, chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sixth Form Colleges

With his softly-spoken and self-effacing manner, Kelvin Hopkins MP might seem an unlikely candidate for prompting one of the...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Left to sink or swim 

Mick Fletcher reflects on the findings of the House of Lords Social Mobility Committee’s report on improving the transition...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford