Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Tight controls on new levy to avoid ‘complete racket’ – report

Many fear that without more funding, levy flexibilities will mean fewer apprenticeships

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Politics, Skills reform

ESFA to close in March 2025

Another education-related quango bites the dust with agency's functions to be absorbed by DfE

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Skills reform, T Levels

Wave 3 T Level contracts set to more than double in value

Government continues to respond to affordability concerns from awarding bodies

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Skills reform

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

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

DfE advertises for Skills England permanent chair and board

Up to £25k on offer to successful candidate for 20 days’ work a year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

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

Shane Chowen
Andy Forbes
Skills reform

There is still time for Labour to protect student choice

It's hard to believe that a secretary of state committed to prioritising working-class and disadvantaged students would abandon these...

JL Dutaut
James Kewin
Skills reform

The success of Labour’s skills reforms hinges on employer engagement

Skills England and levy reform hold promise, but they must be part of a wider strategy that involves employers...

JL Dutaut
Kate Shoesmith
Skills reform

Slash tuition fees to £6k to fix tertiary system ‘bias’, says think tank

Final EDSK report sets out roadmap to a more coherent post-18 education system

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor