Politics, Young people

Former education ministers slam DfE’s level 3 qualifications cull

Lords fear reforms will have a 'disastrous' impact on social mobility, economic growth and public services

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform, Training Providers, Young people

Treasury recoups £230m in unspent traineeships cash in last two years

Just a third of the budget was spent between 2020 and 2022

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships, Training Providers, Young people

Apprenticeship starts fall 6% in first quarter of 2022/23

New data also provides further evidence as to why the government decided to scrap traineeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

GCSE re-sits: ‘Wrong’ grades drain students and resources

Ofqual’s own methodology shows the re-sits policy is wrongly affecting enough students to fill a moderately-sized stadium every season,...

JL Dutaut
Dennis Sherwood
The Staffroom - opinion, Young people

How to relieve Reflective Achievement Deficit Syndrome

Maths GCSE re-sit students don't need the subject to be more 'relevant', says Tom Broomhead. They need us to...

JL Dutaut
Tom Broomhead
Long read, Young people

The pioneering college brave enough to tackle suicide issues head on

Cuts to local youth and mental services means that for many young people, their college is the only place...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
T Levels, Young people

New T Levels in energy and sustainability on the cards

IfATE confirms it is researching new T Levels and new occupational specialisms in existing T Levels

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

Post-16 maths cash ‘lopsided’ towards schools

AoC analysis finds providers with consistently high numbers of maths students are not being rewarded

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Young people

FE must play its part in bridging political inequalities

Citizenship education in FE could help bridge political inequalities that grow when girls and working-class students reach 16, explains...

JL Dutaut
Jan Germen Janmaat