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 ...

“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 ...

At age 39, Julia had a mid-life crisis and started a running career! Managing to fit in the Great North Run, Swowdonia and London marathons before retiring at the ripe old age of 42 (albeit still ...

As the new PM begins work, Anviksha Patel seeks opinions on what should fill his first 100 days ...

Boys are falling behind at every stage of education. Our new commission wants to understand why ...

There is no shortage of people willing to talk about the UK’s skills challenge. Barely a week passes without a conference, a roundtable, a consultation or a fresh report, and often the same familiar ...

For those working in post-16 education, disruption hardly feels new. Qualification pathways are changing, funding is shifting and established business models are under pressure. We call this reform – ...

At the same time, the apprenticeship budget is set to reach £3.3 billion in 2026-27. For all that potential investment, conversations about the levy too often feel like a chore. Spend it, transfer it, ...

Sarah Waite has unique insights into the motivations of new education secretary Lucy Powell, and the man tasked with helping to solve the NEET crisis, Alan Milburn.

Real power isn’t exercised in boardrooms but when a teacher reaches a student. When you move from teaching, you drift from real influence ...