Devolution, Employment, Kickstart

Mayors reboot Kickstart scheme for employment score

With nearly a million young people now classed as not in education, employment or training, mayors are revamping a...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution, Students

Mayor launches £100 per week payments for net zero students

One principal said the scheme has create 'quite the buzz'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution

Skills devolution spreads with plan for six new regions

Millions in skills funding will be handed to mayors, with ringfences lifted on budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution, DfE

Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend 

Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
AEB, Devolution

Mayors better at spending adult skills cash

Devolved AEB underspend figures revealed for first time

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution

A devolution revolution – or merely evolution for skills?

This week's white paper takes some important steps forward for skills but it's more a stepping stone than a...

JL Dutaut
Dr Fiona Aldridge
Devolution

We must avoid devolution’s risks to deliver for communities

We must learn the lessons of prior devolution to ensure the new deal delivers for adult learners, the economy...

JL Dutaut
Simon Parkinson
Devolution, skills

Devolution white paper: Skills funding pots to be un-ringfenced

Mayors will also take on joint control of local skills improvement plans

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution, Long read

South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard

South Yorkshire metro mayor Oliver Coppard says getting national, regional and local agencies to pull in one direction is...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill