skills

Mayors in spending panic to beat £2.6bn skills cash deadline

Some regions have lost out on millions after failing to spend fast enough in the scheme's earlier years

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofsted

Ofsted’s website shows FE sub-judgments for first time

The move comes four months after the watchdog made the same change to schools' profiles

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Long read, Skills England

Can Skills England really fix our broken skills system?

Labour quango Skills England has a mission to boost growth by fixing skills gaps, but how can it swerve the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills reform

DfE advertises for Skills England permanent chair and board

Up to £25k on offer to successful candidate for 20 days’ work a year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

Slash tuition fees to £6k to fix tertiary system ‘bias’, says think tank

Final EDSK report sets out roadmap to a more coherent post-18 education system

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Sponsored post

#GE2024: Listen now as Let’s Go Further outlines the FE and skills priorities facing our new government

The Skills and Education Group podcast, Let’s Go Further, aims to challenge the way we all think about skills...

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Skills and Education Group
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How can we prepare learners for their future in an ever-changing world?

By focusing their curriculums on transferable skills, digital skills, and sustainability, colleges and schools can be confident that learners...

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Election 2024

Lib Dems manifesto 2024: The FE pledges

Party plans to review FE funding including college VAT exemption, a widened apprenticeship levy and ‘lifelong skills grants’ of...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Election 2024

Both parties pledge targeted training to cut immigration

Labour is claiming it will hold companies to account on training through 'proper' workforce plans

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor