Skills reform

Remove the universal credit rules blocking people from education

‘Conditionality’ rules are forcing people to give up their training courses, writes Peter Aldous Like all MPs, I am...

Jess Staufenberg
Peter Aldous MP
Skills reform

DfE lost over £12m supporting national colleges last year

New accounts reveal how much the DfE has spent propping up the sector and how it rates colleges' financial...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Skills reform

The new white paper is far too vague about prison education

The strategy is making the right noises, but key details – including any new funding for prison education –...

Jess Staufenberg
Jon Collins
Skills reform

New DfE skills board: scanty minutes lead to ‘closed shop’ accusations

The DfE has again come under fire for a lack of transparency

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Skills reform

From the European Social Fund to Shared Prosperity Fund: ‘It’s a shambles’

Billions of pounds have poured into skills and education projects through the European Social Fund. Its replacement, the UK...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Skills reform

Further education still needs more effective governance

We have developed a ‘governance maturity matrix’ to strengthen college boards, writes Fiona Chalk Fraud, insolvency, and poor outcomes...

Jess Staufenberg
Fiona Chalk
Skills reform

Higher technical education belongs in colleges – let’s prove why

A research project will build the case for colleges delivering higher technical education, writes Ian Pretty Early this year,...

Jess Staufenberg
Ian Pretty
Skills reform

Employer-led skills bodies must be open to scrutiny

Conservative ministers have had to defend against Labour questions around new powers for employers in directing provision

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Government strips popular Lords amendments from Skills Bill

Ministers have put in a number of their own changes to the bill to rip up the Lords' work

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen