SEND

SEND improvement plan ‘offers no solutions’ to post-16 problems

Government finally sets out its next steps for SEND review launched over three years ago

Shane Chowen
Samantha Booth and Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Politics

Double tax on employers to boost training, says former education minister

Lord Jo Johnson said a reformed apprenticeships and skills levy was "the only game in town" to increase spending...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Training Providers

AELP board election results revealed

Three high profile provider leaders were re-elected while AELP founding member John Hyde retires after over 20 years with...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Interview: Michael Barber on delivering skills reform

Sir Michael Barber was announced as a government adviser on skills reform implementation by the chancellor in November, but...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Inclusion

WorldSkills UK reveals 2023 equity, diversity and inclusion heroes

Winners included an apprentice who developed a financial literacy course for her community while also promoting apprenticeships in local...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Training Providers

Over 100 jobs lost as Go Train files for liquidation

The training provider has ceased trading immediately, ending 30 years of business in the adult education sector

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen and Billy Camden
Colleges

Redundancy risk as former national college consults on its future

NCATI, formerly the National College for High Speed Rail, has been struggling to recruit the apprenticeships needed to sustain...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Opinion

Reply: The case to cut BTECs and applied generals is misinformed  

The ‘muddled’ case for cutting BTECs shows a lack of understanding of what employers, young people and the economy...

Shane Chowen
Bill Watkin