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
Skills reform

Vocational reforms must differentiate between education and training

Clearly defining the two and developing policies accordingly is crucial for future-proofing our skills system

JL Dutaut
Freya Thomas Monk
Colleges, Skills reform

Network Rail puts halted HS2 college site back on track

Few trained at the pricey, purpose-built national college building before it closed

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

From IfATE to Skills England via DfE: What you need to know

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill explained

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Legislation to abolish IfATE laid in parliament

Institute's powers will transfer to DfE under the proposed legislation ahead of formation of Skills England

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen