Apprenticeships

Give manufacturers UK-wide flex on levy spending, MPs argue

The transport manufacturing sector is facing 50,000 vacancies

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Politics

DWP questions January 2026: live blog

Live updates from ministers taking questions in Parliament

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Bootcamp cuts as DWP switches to ‘budget-led’ funding

One local authority called the allocation methodology ‘perverse’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
News

IFS: 16-18 funding needs extra £150m by 2028 to maintain real-terms spending

Limitations in the post-16 white paper, college deficits and pressures from student numbers, staff retention and SEND needs all...

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

Accidental bosses risk undermining youth guarantee

The CMI is calling on ministers to support training that professionalises management – it’s crucial for the support of...

Jessica Hill
Petra Wilton
Adult education, Apprenticeships

Corbyn challenger appointed as ‘expert skills adviser’ at DWP

Praful Nargund will offer unpaid advice for at least six months

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Mayors walk away from skills bootcamps

Devolution rules mean local leaders are gaining more freedom over their policy plans

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Awarding

Charity Commission to ‘obtain more information’ about City & Guilds sale

Foundation also confirms chair Dame Ann Limb will step down this year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Long read, Skills reform

Mapping the skills debate across the opposition benches

Thirty years after ‘education, education, education’: Where are we now? A look at how today’s parties are positioning themselves on...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill