Skills reform, Young people

Experts and minister hail ‘flying start’ as recruitment stats for IoTs revealed

‘This could prove very attractive in many localities’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Awarding, Young people

Approval process for future level 2 qualifications unveiled

The government's new "employer-led" approval process for level 2 qualifications to be taught from 2025 has been published

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Young people

One-year cash settlement for advanced maths premium amid policy changes

ESFA confirms extra funding for providers losing £20,000 or more in premium funding for one year only

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

Maths to 18: A policy in search of a strategy  

Sixth form colleges stand ready to deliver the prime minister’s ‘maths for all’ ambition, says Bill Watkin, but there’s...

JL Dutaut
Bill Watkin
Young people

College student suicide risk on the rise, ‘stark’ report reveals

AoC mental health survey finds 95 per cent of colleges reporting increase in mental health disclosures

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
T Levels, Young people

Keegan delays launch of new 2023 T Levels

Quality concerns have been found in 4 of the courses due to be rolled out from September

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges, Young people

How mandatory work experience could be a win for colleges

New Social Market Foundation research shows colleges could benefit directly and indirectly from a universal work experience offer, says...

JL Dutaut
Niamh O Regan
Young people

College provision for 14-16 can no longer be overlooked

More must be done to support direct-entry learners in further education settings as the provision offers a critical lifeline...

JL Dutaut
Alan McKenna
Young people

Vulnerable adolescents deserve better than a maze of bureaucracy

A new public accounts committee report outlines a costly and decades-long failure to bring services together to support vulnerable...

JL Dutaut
Dame Meg Hillier, MP