DfE

No teaching experience? You’ll fit right in at the DfE

The dangers posed by generalist civil servants who have never stepped inside an FE college

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty
Careers, Employment

MPs to examine job centres’ new skills and careers role 

The government hopes integrating careers advice into job centres will boost employment

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution, DfE

Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend 

Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Degree apprenticeships are affordable and vital for growth

Depriving graduates of apprenticeship opportunities helps no one and will stifle productivity

Jessica Hill
Tom Bewick
Long read, Skills reform

Unions could strike back with post-Tory learning fund revival

Gavin Williamson blitzed it but government-backed union training could return under a new guise now Labour holds power. By...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills England

Employers are instrumental in reshaping the skills landscape 

Labour’s welcome focus on building a fit-for-purpose skills system won’t deliver on its promise without meaningful employer engagement

Jessica Hill
Dan Howard
Skills bootcamps

Bootcamps: Providers ‘pushed’ to prioritise job-ready learners

Demanding targets failed to take into account learners who were further from the job market

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution, skills

Devolution white paper: Skills funding pots to be un-ringfenced

Mayors will also take on joint control of local skills improvement plans

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, skills

Fears of adult education desert amid cost-cut plans

Councils closing the centres blame low learner numbers and changes to funding rules

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor