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Don’t scrap industry-prized diploma, pleads BRIT School boss
Cuts to qualifications equivalent to three A Levels could force students to study outside school and college
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This ESOL review is a rare chance – let’s not waste it
Caught between skills, immigration and cohesion, ESOL risks being stretched too thin
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DfE gives 3-year commitment to looked-after children
Pupil premium plus post-16 to receive £41.5 million over three years
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Skills England’s new expert network will cut red tape, not corners
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Reforms can be delivered at pace if employer insight is used effectively and proportionately, says Gemma Marsh
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Britain’s growth plan will fail without level 4 and 5 skills
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If the industrial strategy is serious about advanced manufacturing, it must finally fix the “missing ...
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Reclaiming apprenticeships for the next generation
16 Mar 2026
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Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards
15 Mar 2026
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The cracks are in the delivery system, not the qualifications
12 Mar 2026
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Building and engineering boards in merger consultation
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Britain’s clean energy plans are racing ahead, its skills system is miles behind
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6 Feb 2026
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AI Skills Hub risks ‘copy and paste of past failure’
New AI skills hub initiative reeks of pandemic-era 'skills toolkits' failures
30 Jan 2026
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We’re not thinking big enough on construction training reform
We should consider structural changes, such as the 14-19 model used in Europe, but yet again we’re just ...
30 Jan 2026
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Without real teeth, Skills England risks drifting off course
It has a capable chair and a credible start. But unless ministers give it teeth, funding and genuine ...
14 Jan 2026
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For Skills England to succeed, the sector must lead
2 Jan 2026
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Skills England is already on borrowed time, because no quango survives the churn of Westminster. If the ...
2 Jan 2026
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Fewer share prosperity when UKSPF ends in March
12 Dec 2025
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Funding will be focused on mayors in the north, midlands and the most deprived communities
12 Dec 2025
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Eton gets go-ahead to develop 2 of 3 elite sixth forms
11 Dec 2025
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Migrants are vital to meet clean energy targets, say MPs
5 Dec 2025
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Skills England launches beta version of skills classification tool
1 Dec 2025
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It’s mayday for the skills sector under DWP
1 Dec 2025
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Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause
455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans
29 Aug 2024
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A strong Skills England can tackle migration misconceptions
New skills strategies need to retain, as well as recruit, workers in shortage sectors, writes Andy Forbes
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