Young people

Match post-16 pupil premium plus funding with school rate, pilot leads say

Councils urge for more equitable funding after research finds postcode lottery

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Young people

Paying employers to hire youth ‘risks huge waste’

Labour will shell out up to £1 billion on job incentives for employers over the next three years

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Long read, Young people

How one FE college is turning the tide on NEETs

Jessica Hill visits a former branch of Debenhams, where Blackburn College has created the Launchpad hub to re-engage the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Young people

Employers offered £3,000 sweeteners to hire unemployed young people

SMEs will also be able to claim £2,000 for taking on 16-24 year old apprentices

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Young people

More detail to come on 16-19 funding, says Phillipson

Education secretary responds to outcry from college leaders after breaking white paper pledge of real-terms 16-19 funding increase

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Young people

Population-spiked colleges scrabble for cash ahead of real-terms funding cut

Real-terms base rate cut of 0.5% could force principals to reevaluate provision and staff pay

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Young people

Teaching hours cut ‘not enough to revive T Levels’

College leaders doubt that putting the 'bloated' courses on a diet will be the silver bullet ministers hope for

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

‘Small’ pool of awarding bodies eligible for first V Levels – Ofqual

Exams regulator launches quick turnaround consultation for developing new qualifications

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

Our learners can’t wait years to see the fruit of their labour

Our reward systems are built for adults, not teenagers, and it’s sometimes unrealistic to expect them to understand attendance...

Jessica Hill
Daniel Waterhouse