Apprenticeships Are assessment reforms a safety risk we can’t afford? The government’s drive to streamline apprenticeship assessment may look efficient on paper, but employers warn it risks dismantling the… Jessica Hill 4h Justine Fosh and Ann Watson 4h Apprenticeships The apprenticeships boost is not the game-changer SMEs need The Chancellor’s funding pledge for under-25 apprenticeships is welcome, but rising labour costs and missing incentives still leave small… Jessica Hill 4h Tina McKenzie 4h Apprenticeships Treasury is still skimming the levy while NEET numbers surge A narrow NEET policy won’t shift the dial – we need to go beyond providing a safety net for… Jessica Hill 1d Ben Rowland 1d SEND A youth guarantee that forgets SEND isn’t a guarantee at all If the youth guarantee fails to extend EHCP protections and invest in FE pathways to age 25, ministers will sabotage their own growth… Jessica Hill 1d Ben Bastin 1d Prison education To rebuild lives prison teaching can’t be just English and maths The new Prison Education Service promised reform, but shrinking curriculums risk undoing progress. Enterprise education could be the key… Jessica Hill 1d David Morgan 1d Budget A budget that backs FE, delivered by a government that can’t stop undermining itself Today’s budget offers long-overdue wins for skills and apprenticeships, but the constant leaks, U-turns and mixed messages are throttling… Jessica Hill 2d Erika Marshall 2d Skills reform Our jobs market is changing faster than anyone expected – our skills system isn’t Our analysis shows millions of roles could vanish far earlier than predicted. Unless the UK builds a cradle-to-grave skills… Jessica Hill 2d Jude Hillary 2d Apprenticeships Let’s stop treating school apprenticeships as second-class training routes Apprenticeships have been overlooked in the education world, yet they’re quietly transforming how we recruit, train and retain talent Jessica Hill 2d Monique Macauley 2d The Staffroom – opinion If learners don’t feel they belong, they won’t engage Working in safeguarding means seeing both the barriers and the brilliance in young people. Our project is proving how… Jessica Hill 3d Carla Campbell 3d Skills funding Our economy won’t grow with almost 1m young people left behind Britain cannot rebuild its economy while a million young people are locked out of opportunity. This Budget must back… Jessica Hill 4d Sarah Smith MP 4d Colleges Training across borders works but we risk missing the boat Transnational education could be a powerful tool for exporting UK expertise and expanding access to quality training, but our… Jessica Hill 4d Dr. Rossi Vogler 4d Skills reform The skills system is broken because we keep fixing it in pieces Employers aren’t walking away from training – they’re being driven off by complexity, cost and constant reform Jessica Hill 6d Lindsay Conroy 6d 1 2 3 4 5 6 252 Older
