Further education

Students should be told of university course job prospects, says commission
Social Mobility Commission says students should be informed of ‘earnings implications’ of course choices
Richard Adams Education editor
09, Feb, 2023 @12:01 AM

UK business groups call for more foreign-language teaching in colleges
Exclusive: Report reveals postcode lottery as barely half FE institutions offer some form of language teaching
Anna Bawden
30, Jan, 2023 @9:37 AM

Former education ministers attack plan to reduce vocational qualifications
Coalition fears DfE may break pledges that only small percentage of qualifications will be replaced by T-levels
Richard Adams Education editor
29, Jan, 2023 @12:29 PM

Meet the people who took an evening class… and changed their life
Whether you are stuck in a rut or have ambitions you’d still like to pursue, adult education gives you a second chance. Six people tell Michael Segalov how taking a course inspired them
Michael Segalov
08, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

Multiplication of teachers and funds needed for Sunak’s post-16 maths policy
Prime minister’s ambition for schools in England faces 5,000 shortfall in maths teachers and sixth form funding gap
Richard Adams Education editor
04, Jan, 2023 @4:36 PM

Beverly Sand obituary
Other lives: Champion of adult education who became the UK’s first professor of lifelong learning
Peter Wilson
16, Dec, 2022 @4:54 PM

Schools in England face ‘significant squeeze’ on budgets, IFS report finds
Annual survey reveals further education and sixth form colleges could experience particular hardship
Richard Adams Education editor
12, Dec, 2022 @12:01 AM

The Guardian view on apprenticeships: time to learn from past mistakes | Editorial
Editorial: A damning study highlights a flawed and underregulated system in dire need of reform
Editorial
06, Dec, 2022 @7:01 PM

Further education colleges in England face losing financial independence
Government likely to treat FE sector as ‘big schools’, removing autonomy over borrowing and investment
Richard Adams Education editor
29, Nov, 2022 @6:21 PM

Jeremy Hunt announces £2.3bn per year boost for state schools
Extra money meets previous pledge to restore funding for pupils up to age of 16 back to 2020 levels
Richard Adams Education editor
18, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM

King Charles criticises lack of vocational education while on The Repair Shop
Outspoken comments about schools policy were made before he became king in one-off episode of BBC show
Sally Weale Education correspondent
25, Oct, 2022 @11:01 PM

Institute for Fiscal Studies warns against cutting spending on sixth forms
Thinktank says any reduction would ‘sit uncomfortably’ with pledge to focus on skills and economic growth
Sally Weale Education correspondent
24, Oct, 2022 @12:33 PM
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