City & Guilds execs to launch legal action after exit Kirstie Donnelly and Abid Ismail have been officially stood down as CEO and CFO
Skills England’s new expert network will cut red tape, not corners Reforms can be delivered at pace without compromising quality if employer insight is used effectively and proportionately, says Gemma Marsh
Apprenticeships for under-19s still sinking Foundation apprenticeships grew slightly but overall youth apprenticeships fall
Level 7 apprenticeships spiked 345% in final two months Fresh figures show over 1 in 10 new apprenticeships were level 7 in the first half of this year
Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units
Employers offered £3,000 sweeteners to hire unemployed young people SMEs will also be able to claim £2,000 for taking on 16-24 year old apprentices
More detail to come on 16-19 funding, says Phillipson Education secretary responds to outcry from college leaders after breaking white paper pledge of real-terms 16-19 funding increase
Old-school class snobbery will not solve the university funding crisis Dismissing students with vocational entry qualifications as ‘not really capable of graduating’ is steeped in prejudice, not evidence, writes Hannah McCarthy
DfE ‘unconcerned’ by post-16 transport cliff-edge Weak data on SEND transport leaves ministers unable to assess impacts on attendance and rising NEET numbers