16-19, Qualifications

There is still time for Labour to protect student choice

It's hard to believe that a secretary of state committed to prioritising working-class and disadvantaged students would abandon these...

JL Dutaut
James Kewin
16-19, Qualifications

BTECs pause and review: Everything you need to know

DfE to conclude review of defunding reforms by December, but Labour accused of ‘betrayal’ amid lack of long-term pause

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
16-19

NEET support programme extended with £2.5m boost

Careers education body receives extra cash for careers support pilot to 1,500 more young people

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
16-19

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
16-19

EPI’s blueprint for a 16-19 student premium

Think tank sets out how to introduce the hoped-for policy amid significant disadvantage gap

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
16-19, Qualifications

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
16-19

Character education is vital and should be explicitly taught

Amid rapid change, uncertainty and a mental health crisis, character education has never been more important to our role...

JL Dutaut
Rebecca Tigue
16-19, English and maths

Maths to 18: MPs want financial literacy alternative to GCSE resits

Education committee urges ministers to 'prioritise' financial education in post-16 maths

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
16-19

Let’s arm students with the skills to shape their futures

Further education is a beacon of human rights education – but knowledge of these must be complemented with the...

JL Dutaut
Dan Shercliff