Andy Burnham's devolution package ends years of DfE resistance to handing local leaders power over post-16 budgets ...

For a sector built on developing highly skilled people, we remain surprisingly tentative when it comes to describing how that ...

Andy Burnham’s announcement this week on post-14 vocational pathways marks another reset in education policy. Successive governments have promised to elevate technical education. This time, however, ...

The announcement of new technical pathways for 14 to 16-year-olds reflects an understanding that the current system does not ...

Alternatively, the 14-16 provision offered by colleges has offered a fresh start in education for many young people who have ...

Ministers have partially reversed a fivefold increase in apprenticeship co-investment costs just days before it was due to take effect. The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed levy-paying ...

Households will be able to claim a new bursary worth up to £4,500 a year to help offset the benefits they lose when a young person takes up an apprenticeship. The Department for Work and Pensions ...

“From today, Britain will value the hard hat every bit as much as the graduation cap.” This is what Andy Burnham said this week while unveiling new technical pathways from Year 10, pairing core ...

Mayors and local leaders will be handed a role in shaping education for 14- to 16-year-olds under plans for new technical ...

We tax firms for hiring young people, and pay young people not to work - then wonder why they don't, writes John Cope ...

MPs have criticised ministers for failing to consult Skills England and employers before removing public funding for level 7 apprenticeships. The influential work and pensions committee also branded ...

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