Skills reform

Replace GCSE maths resits with new foundation course, says OECD

Research by the international organisation suggests the pass bar in England is unachievable for some students

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Give employers tax relief on training, say Lords

The model could unlock over £1 billion in employer investment in training, estimates suggest

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

Seven years after #MeToo: why the worker protection act is vital for FE

New legislation has come into force that puts colleges under more pressure than ever to protect staff and students...

JL Dutaut
Sunita Gordon
Skills reform

Skills England penned in by DfE capture, say critics

In-housing skills could damage credibility with employers

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Welcome to Skills England, our new puppeteer

Have we just gone from Cincerella sector to... Pinocchio sector?

JL Dutaut
Josh Spears
Skills reform

How Skills England can avoid the political scrapheap

To avoid the (i)fate of its predecessors, Skills England needs independence, a wide remit and clear powers to make...

JL Dutaut
Stephen Evans
Skills reform

‘Uncertainty’ frustrated £2.6bn skills fund delivery, report finds

Comes months before UKSPF contract 'cliff-edge'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

Is Skills England looking through the policy lens backwards?

The new sector body is set to become another noble endeavour to simplify the unsimplifiable while leaving the real...

JL Dutaut
Mark Dawe
Skills reform

DfE launches Skills England CEO job advert

£130k role will be below director general level and post-holder expected to come from inside government or business

Billy Camden
Billy Camden