Starmer pledged to boost vocational education as an antidote to youth unemployment. College heads want him to keep this promise.

The UK requires a joined-up approach to skills policy that considers the needs of learners, workers and businesses, is adaptable to changes in technology and the economy, and is flexible to local need...

Last year’s £1,000 uplift to adult care apprenticeship funding is not enough to entice training providers back to the market, as the number of new apprentices plummets, an FE Week investigation has fo...

Adult education funding will see a six per cent 'affordability' cut next year, the Department for Education has told providers.

Blunkett argues that his Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) helped disadvantaged students stay in education

And why Thatcher is partly to blame, but not in the way most people argue.

Mainstream candidates prevail with message of maintaining accreditation.

The government should spend some of its £2.1 billion revenue from the immigration skills charge to boost declining levels of ESOL funding over the last 7years

For people who have worked in UK public policy in recent decades, whether as civil servants, politicians or advisers, there is something wearily familiar, and depressing, about the current debate o…

How births and the fertility rate has changed in England and Wales

David Hughes, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges, said: “It’s good to see the government publish the English Devolution White Paper today, offering…

Builders and developers say reforms are needed to recruit more tradespeople to build the homes being promised.

Young graduates are living in a very high tax country. We should be wary of adding to their burden

Young adults in England are outperforming their international peers in numeracy and literacy, a major report has found.

Changes in education over time Education levels have risen over time, in the UK and internationally. The share of students achieving at least five good GCSEs or equivalent increased from under...

Following the EU referendum result last week, the future of the UK economy is uncertain. While economists generally agree that leaving the EU could have short-term negative effects, there is disagreem...

A major study by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development puts England's 16 to 24 year olds at 22nd for Literacy and 21st for Numeracy...

A major new study has found the UK's 16-to 24-year-olds are very near the bottom of global league tables in terms of English and maths, and are falling further behind.

The 2023 Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), provides a comprehensive overview of adults' literacy, numeracy, and ad...