The education secretary says that curriculums tailored to the needs of the local economy should not be rejected because of snobbery

On the eve of results day, the education secretary says teenagers who fail English and maths get stuck in a cycle and cannot progress to apprenticeships

ALL college places will be fully-funded for 16-19 year-olds to help reduce youth inactivity numbers. Education Secretary Lucy Powell says the cash will be guaranteed for all courses following GCSE …

"This is a clarion call for all of us in Government, and business and employers and society more widely"

Our education system works well for many pupils, but it also leaves many behind, which is why giving vocational routes more prominence has merit, says Sir Hamid Patel

Our school system has become too single-minded and is stopping children reaching their potential, says the education secretary

Lucy Powell says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools in England can’t pursue academic excellence alongside technical skills

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Under the Prime Minister’s fundamental changes to the education system, 14-year-olds will be able to get early access to technical education, skills training, work experience and connections with empl...

'We need a Labour government of all the talents, representing our broad church movement, all parts of the UK and that looks like our diverse country', the Labour Deputy Leader Lucy Powell writes

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The deputy Labour leader told LBC's Lewis Goodall that the government "absolutely need[s] to strengthen regulation" of social media