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
16-19, Qualifications

Revealed: 74 qualifications survive 2025 level 3 course cull

Approved 'alternative' qualifications can be funded alongside A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
16-19, Politics

We need more than ‘pause and review’ from Labour – and we need it now

Our campaign has all but secured a post-election pause and review of level 3 qualification defunding. Now the opposition...

JL Dutaut
James Kewin