Adult education, Young people

Mayors reboot Kickstart scheme for employment score

With nearly a million young people now classed as not in education, employment or training, mayors are revamping a...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

Curriculum review could transform opportunities for disadvantaged

By embedding essential skills into education, the government can unlock social mobility

Jessica Hill
Robert Craig
Young people

It’s time for a resits rethink

By rethinking how we approach English and maths resits, we can break the cycle of repeated failure

Jessica Hill
Freya Thomas Monk
Young people

FE failing to keep pace with teen mental health implosion

The college sector has lagged schools in the rollout of mental health support teams and is set to miss...

Jessica Hill
Ellie Whitlock
Colleges, Young people

Cutting demand is inept solution to not meeting functional skills tutor supply

Swinging the axe on the skills requirement for adult apprentices sells learners short, revealing a policy ineptitude and contempt...

Jessica Hill
Andrew Otty
Colleges, Young people

No extra cash means no extra students, colleges warn

Some colleges will have to turn students away without additional growth funding, says AoC

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Young people

DfE: Funding ‘unprecedented’ extra students this year is ‘unaffordable’

But top 16-19 funding base rate will surpass £5k in September

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

Mayor launches £100 per week payments for net zero students

One principal said the scheme has create 'quite the buzz'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
The Staffroom - opinion, Young people

Maths resitters aim for bullseye on darts day

Numbers have been brought alive at Nescot with classroom dart boards and a visit by three Darts stars –...

Jessica Hill
Julie Kapsalis