Mapping the skills debate across the opposition benches Thirty years after ‘education, education, education’: Where are we now? A look at how today’s parties are positioning themselves on FE and skills
For Skills England to succeed, the sector must lead Skills England is already on borrowed time, because no quango survives the churn of Westminster. If the sector wants stability, it must stop waiting for a political fix and build the solution itself
Fewer share prosperity when UKSPF ends in March Funding will be focused on mayors in the north, midlands and the most deprived communities
Eton gets go-ahead to develop 2 of 3 elite sixth forms UTC among 28 of 44 free school proposals canned by DfE
Skills England launches beta version of skills classification tool Skills classification tool to be fully rolled out next year
Officials hesitate over V Level licence model DfE is also seeking views on whether the new qualification should be ‘small’ or ‘medium’ sized
We need to build a more inclusive future for the trades If the UK wants the trades to survive, it must finally confront the diversity crisis holding the sector back
It’s mayday for the skills sector under DWP The DWP’s inability to correct the disaster that has been the dynamic purchasing system for Jobcentres suggests the department will sink the skills boat
Our jobs market is changing faster than anyone expected – our skills system isn’t Our analysis shows millions of roles could vanish far earlier than predicted. Unless the UK builds a cradle-to-grave skills system, workers and young people alike will be locked out of the jobs of the future