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For technical education to succeed, creativity can’t be an afterthought

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Australia, Canada, and a lesson for England’s 14-16 routes

7d | Skills reform

Skills weighting doubled for major public contracts

5 Aug 2026 | Apprenticeships

We need to stop selling courses and start building skills ecosystems

4 Aug 2026 | Skills reform
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V Levels aren’t the answer, and Burnham knows it

30 Jul 2026 | Skills reform

Post-14 technical pathways could be transformational – but major questions remain
29 Jul 2026 | Skills reform
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New technical pathways for 14-year-olds could build on UTC model
29 Jul 2026 | Skills reform

Benefit-hit apprentice families boosted by bursary
28 Jul 2026 | Apprenticeships

Burnham – parity of esteem starts with pay, not pathways
28 Jul 2026 | Skills reform

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The skills sector should embrace Burnham’s politics of disruption

23 Jul 2026 | Skills reform
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FE leaders drop their requests into Burnham’s in-tray

23 Jul 2026 | Politics
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Conversations about skills happen in echo chambers

23 Jul 2026 | Skills reform

NAO: Construction skills package faces ‘risks’

13 Jul 2026 | Skills reform

Construction secures rethink on apprenticeship assessment reforms after industry backlash

6 Jul 2026 | Apprenticeships
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A pair of shoes taught me more about NEETs than any policy paper

2 Jul 2026 | Skills reform
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Burnham’s devolution agenda could transform the youth guarantee
2 Jul 2026 | Skills reform
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Manufacturing SMEs are being squeezed out of apprenticeships
2 Jul 2026 | Skills reform
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T Levels are helping build NHS workforce pipeline
25 Jun 2026 | Skills reform

Skills England scales back employer role in funding decisions
25 Jun 2026 | Apprenticeships

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