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What you missed in the post-16 consultation response

With the publication of the government’s response to the post-16 skills pathway consultation, there’s been lots of media outlets...

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Adult education

Workplace training dominated by ‘tick box’ courses

Future growth could be stymied if employers fail to invest in transferrable skills, Learning and Work Institute warns

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

The cracks are in the delivery system, not the qualifications

If ministers want to stop young people 'falling through the cracks', they must confront the real problem: a school...

Jessica Hill
Andy Forbes
Careers

A patchwork system of support cannot solve the NEET crisis

A national framework for NEET support could finally bring much-needed clarity and coordination to the system

Jessica Hill
Dan Sandhu
Colleges

Ministers accused of breaking 16–19 funding promise with 0.5% rate rise

An uplift on older T Level courses will also be removed in the new academic year

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor
Young people

Revealed: The first three V Level subject areas

Teaching of the new vocational courses will begin next year in digital, education and finance

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

Diplomas get a reprieve, and learners avoid the gap

The government’s decision to pause the defunding of diplomas and extended diplomas is a major victory for common sense

Jessica Hill
James Kewin
Skills reform

Building and engineering boards in merger consultation

Details of the proposal are due to be published next month

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Politics

I’ll say it in plain English…cutting ESOL damages us all

Lincolnshire’s move to cut English language learning for non-English speakers won’t help the region’s economy, and a literacy programme...

Jessica Hill
Diana Sutton