Vocational education
Tory youth training policy is a right royal mess | Phillip Inman
King Charles and the Prince’s Trust arguably did a better job of improving the skills of the under-30s in the last decade than the government
Phillip Inman
06, May, 2023 @4:00 PM
Shortage of UK foresters prompts government to offer free courses
Ministers hope training in range of forestry skills will help to meet tree-planting and other climate goals
Helena Horton Environment reporter
07, Feb, 2023 @1:17 PM
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
Surge in GCSE and A-level candidates penalised for ‘malpractice’ in England
Possession of mobile phones and smartwatches the biggest single cause for sanctions
Richard Adams Education editor
15, Dec, 2022 @2:43 PM
Encourage young black people into skilled trades for a fairer society | Letter
Letter: There is an absence of diversity across practical and technical roles, says Tim Walker
Letters
01, Nov, 2022 @5:21 PM
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
Adult education and apprenticeships budget will be 25% down since 2010
IFS says cuts and inflation far outweigh £900m promised new spending, undermining levelling up ambitions
Richard Adams Education editor
12, Jun, 2022 @11:01 PM
Euan Blair’s start-up for apprenticeships reaches £1.4bn value
New funding puts Multiverse, which matches firms with people looking to skill up, in ‘unicorn’ territory
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
08, Jun, 2022 @8:26 PM
The UK government’s skills bill is a disaster for young people | David Blunkett and Kenneth Baker
Ministers are trying to sneak through a cull of post-16 qualifications. In the Lords we are taking a stand against this, say former ministers David Blunkett and Kenneth Baker
David Blunkett and Kenneth Baker
13, Oct, 2021 @2:35 PM
Leeds mother pleads for help with autistic daughter’s ballet school fees
Constance Bailey, from the deprived Seacroft estate, has a place at The Hammond School in Chester but cannot afford the costs
Helen Pidd North of England editor
23, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM
Kenneth Baker: plan to scrap BTecs is an act of vandalism
Former Tory education secretary criticises ‘streamlining’ of vocational and technical qualifications in England
Richard Adams Education editor
29, Jul, 2021 @5:30 PM
Alan Dean obituary
Other lives: Founder of the Burning2Learn mentoring programme for young people
Michael Smith
05, Jul, 2021 @4:23 PM
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