Young people

We’re haunted by the ghosts of failed curriculum reforms

By entrenching class divides, T levels are becoming the new 11-plus. Becky Francis’ review must challenge Lord Sainsbury’s outdated...

Jessica Hill
Tom Bewick
Adult education, Young people

Adult functional skills axe makes change for under-19s more vital

There’s already evidence of employers favouring over-19s so we must look now at improving the functional skills offer for...

Jessica Hill
Kerry Boffey
Prison education, Young people

Locked-up young offenders know each other… now we know why

Research shows incarcerated children come from particular areas and many were in FE – and knowing this can help...

Jessica Hill
Natasha Porter
Colleges, Young people

The AI evangelism is class war…this is the last chance to resist

Edtech bros push AI as the future of education. But when the hype fades, it’s disadvantaged students who will...

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty
Careers, Young people

‘Short-sighted’: DfE controversially cuts ASK careers scheme funding

Providers say the programme has helped thousands of young people understand their career options

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

T Levels will hit sustainable levels ‘by 2029’ 

DfE officials 'confident' of hitting new forecasts after huge shortfall in early years of the qualification's rollout

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Young people

Adolescence is a wake-up call: Are we equipping young people for online realities?

We need to go beyond qualifications to tackle the toxic masculinity, online radicalisation and debt crises ruining young lives

Jessica Hill
Heather Akehurst
Young people

T Levels for adults ‘under review’ amid ‘very little interest’

Only one college recruited a standalone group of adults

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

Our data sharing fears hamper support of NEET young people

Fear and misunderstanding over GDPR is holding back NEET reduction efforts

Jessica Hill
Venugopal Agrawal