Skills reform

No one left offline: Education must power NHS digital reform

The government’s 10-Year Health Plan promises a bold leap into AI-driven, community-led healthcare. But without a coordinated education strategy,...

Jessica Hill
Joe Neame
Skills reform, Young people

FE ‘engine’ running on fumes as MPs call for funding and pay reforms

Education committee makes 40+ wide-ranging recommendations concluding its future of FE inquiry

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

NEETs top McFadden’s DWP skills agenda

The work and pensions secretary wants jobcentres to offer training as a 'springboard to better futures'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Inclusion, Skills reform

MPs demand funding and transport guarantees for FE SEND students

Post-16 SEND students are ‘rarely prioritised’ says education committee

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

Confirmed: Skills England moved to DWP from today

Skills England CEO says move "really makes sense"

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give "bigger emphasis on skills", Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

Skills move risks destabilising ‘sofa surfing’ policy area

But some believe the move could cut 'frustrating duplication' between the DWP and DfE

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

If we do rejoin Erasmus+ then seize the opportunity, FE

Renewed access to Erasmus+ could be on the horizon, presenting a golden opportunity to bring back life-changing experiences for...

Jessica Hill
Dr Katerina Kolyva
Skills reform

Colleges are bracing themselves for the Whitehall power shift

With skills policy moving to DWP, Ofsted unveiling a new framework and defence cash pouring in, this autumn could...

Jessica Hill
David Hughes