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
Skills reform

MPs have their say on the Skills Bill

BTECs, mayoral combined authorities, and Universal Credit were all brought up by the 44 MPs who took part in...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

DfE finally finds chair for new Skills Reform Board

Rebecca George formerly chaired a T Level reform board and sat on the education secretary's business engagement forum

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Skills reform

Skills Bill: More government defeats as Lords debate careers, universal credit and apprenticeships

The “report stage” in the House of Lords ended last night

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Editorial: ‘Scrap the blasted landscape’! Passions ran high in the Lords’ Skills Bill debate

Readers must be mindful though that government defeats are easier to achieve in the Lords than in the Commons

Fraser Whieldon
Shane Chowen