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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
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Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards
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The cracks are in the delivery system, not the qualifications
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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
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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 ...
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Without real teeth, Skills England risks drifting off course
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For Skills England to succeed, the sector must lead
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Migrants are vital to meet clean energy targets, say MPs
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