Prison education

Our model for prison education could be key to reducing re-offending

Our rail rehabilitation programme is delivering for employers and prisoners and could be copied for other sectors

JL Dutaut
Andy Moss
Apprenticeships

Driving employer engagement is key to apprenticeships success. Here’s how

Levy reform offers an opportunity to rethink how we bring more employers on board with apprenticeships. Here’s how we’ve…

JL Dutaut
Katherine McKenna
Funding

Policy for 16-19 is finally catching up with the evidence

EPI’s new report opens the door to a better evidence-based approach to further education funding and support

JL Dutaut
Sarah Waite
Apprenticeships

Jacqui Smith should use her bully pulpit to challenge employers

The new minister for skills should use her new position to immediately task employers to recruit more apprentices

JL Dutaut
Iain Mackinnon
Opinion

A comprehensive model for post-16 vocational qualifications

Contrary to some suggestions, learners and the economy will be better served by broadening choice rather than restricting it

JL Dutaut
Freya Thomas Monk
Election 2024

The King’s Speech: Much to celebrate but something is missing

Failure to announce a pause and review of level 3 reform is a cause for concern. Doing so is…

JL Dutaut
Paul Eeles


level 3

Why Gordon Brown is wrong to go against Labour’s T Level promise

Labour’s commitment to pause and review the defunding of T Level alternatives is right – not least because of…

JL Dutaut
Alice Barnard
Opinion

Positive trends hide serious 16-19 challenges for the new government

EPI’s new report reveals concerning trends below a broadly positive headline. But are the new government’s proposals equal to…

JL Dutaut
Sam Tuckett
Creative industries

Labour must seize the opportunity to revitalise creative FE

As policymakers across the UK adjust to the new political landscape following the general election, there is a desire…

JL Dutaut
Heather Carey and Lesley Giles
Politics, T Levels

Labour must keep choice at the heart of post-16 pathways

Having a choice of technical education options, including T Levels, is the best way to create a system that…

Shane Chowen
Laura-Jane Rawlings
T Levels

Nobody benefits from endlessly delaying level 3 reform

A ‘pause and review’ can’t be an excuse to change direction again. Here are four ways to make sure…

JL Dutaut
James Scott
Politics

How to reform qualifications without breaking the bank

A Labour government short of cash would do well to reconsider ministers’ and officials’ default settings on reform

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer