Public opinion favours spending on apprenticeships above all other education sub-sectors, polling shared exclusively with FE ...

Shortening the minimum time to complete an apprenticeship to eight months risks pushing England further adrift of other ...

The idea that the areas to be focused on will be determined in part by leaders’ improvement priorities is an interesting idea ...

Amendments to delay full rollout of Skills England likely to be overturned as MPs prepare to debate Skills England ...

If it works, the change, due to be fully rolled out in August 2026, should see an end to so-called “ data match errors “. These occur when data about an apprentice submitted by a training provider on ...

Training providers will soon be allowed to sign off on parts of their own apprentices' assessments in a government drive to ...

Three trailblazer apprenticeships in key shortage occupations will enable us to pioneer shorter apprenticeships, with green ...

The government has confirmed it will axe English and maths functional skills exit requirements for adult apprentices with immediate effect. Ministers have also revealed that the minimum duration of ...

FE is often viewed as the less glamorous sibling of Higher Education (HE). But recent shifts in the education landscape ...

Financial literacy should be embedded into curriculum, not treated as an optional extra. That way, every young person ...

But the union has been criticised for also balloting teachers in academised sixth form colleges not involved in the dispute ...

Functional skills are no longer a requirement for adults, but Heather Akehurst says functional skills should still play a key ...