Qualifications open doors for young people – but only as far as society and employers recognise their value. That is why getting them right carries such high stakes, and why changes to post-16 ...

Interesting fact Meeting her hero, Maya Angelou, at a book signing in 1998 remains one of Jane's most treasured moments. It happened on the very day she submitted her dissertation inspired by the work ...

Comprehensive kid ‘who got lucky’ David Withey tells of his stellar civil service career and why he traded it for a job in FE ...

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Seven regions will take control of adult skills funding for the first time this year, as the government expands its ...

Labour’s flagship apprenticeship “units” risk stalling before they begin as training providers warn the courses are so ...

The government’s apprenticeship reforms are being positioned as a deliberate pivot towards young people and SMEs. But when we ...

Teachers are being expected to manage the consequences of untreated mental illness ...

In the UK 957,000 16-24 year olds are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET), with 411,000 unemployed and ...

The Charity Commission is assessing “governance and financial concerns” at a 60-year-old engineering training charity that ...