Skills minister Jacqui Smith has urged the Treasury to acknowledge the “real issue” of staff pay in FE and VAT ahead of next ...

A specialist engineering apprenticeship training provider has gone bust, leaving behind debts of more than £350,000 to ...

If you missed this important celebration of Black identity and culture, now's a great time to plan next year's ...

Interesting fact: Alongside 20 years in FE, Mark also coaches semi-professional football teams. Having previously managed ...

An awarding giant has called for a revival of skills councils for specific sectors in a new report that calls for a “once in ...

Of course, employers have a role to play in closing the gender employment gap too. The pace of digital change means that ...

Reforms are coming to the apprenticeship system in England and the Labour government has been showered with suggestions about ...

Young people from low-income backgrounds deserve better than to be railroaded into poundshop English and maths just because ...

Some students with additional needs will be able to listen to white noise or music during their exams this year after new ...

In opposition, Labour vowed to reform the apprenticeship levy into a “growth and skills levy”. The original pledge said ...

Levy-paying employers are far less likely to hire young apprentices compared to SMEs. Since the apprenticeship levy’s ...

MPs have elected Helen Hayes as chair of the House of Commons education select committee. The Dulwich and West Norwood MP saw ...