Skills reform

The success of Labour’s skills reforms hinges on employer engagement

Skills England and levy reform hold promise, but they must be part of a wider strategy that involves employers...

JL Dutaut
Kate Shoesmith
Higher education, 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
Politics, Skills reform

Skills England: DfE non-exec appointed interim chair

New body will absorb IfATE functions while permanent leaders are found over the next year

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

Labour’s curriculum and qualifications review to include 16-19

But it will not involve a pause and review of current level 3 defunding reforms - which is being...

Billy Camden
FE Week Reporter
Politics, Skills reform

King’s speech: Government to shift powers from IfATE to ‘Skills England’

A Skills England bill will also involve apprenticeship levy reform role

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

HTQs should be at front of Labour’s growth levy queue, say researchers

Public First models economic returns if level 4 and 5 technical quals are funded through a reformed apprenticeship levy

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

IfATE loses 30 staff in DfE cash cuts

Second-in-command Rob Nitsch is among the departures

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics, Skills reform

Labour’s plans for economic growth put FE at the heart of their agenda

There has never been a stronger recognition of what our sector offers – and I am confident that funding...

JL Dutaut
David Hughes
Politics, Skills reform

How Labour can seize the opportunity on tertiary education

A quasi market and siloed thinking have failed us – institutions must work together, say Prof David Phoenix and...

JL Dutaut
Dame Ann Limb and Professor David Phoenix