…fills gaps left by the 2010 reform of student funding and in successive governments’ higher skills strategies. It marks an important step in widening access to higher level programmes and…
Advancing apprenticeships
…the commitment to three million more apprenticeship starts in the next parliament. Business Secretary Vince Cable promised to lift apprentice pay. This was an issue that was talked about at…
Teachers on track
…Qualification) and how this can benefit students in the application process by providing content for personal statements and interviews, as well as compellingevidence of independent study skills. Admissions tutors often…
Valuing the vocational
Conor Ryan asks can we ever get vocational education right in England This week, the Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee called for apprenticeships to be seen as equal to…
Can we reach consensus on secondary reform?
…some as a sign that the most sure-footed cabinet minister in the coalition had come unstuck. Yet a closer look at what actually happened suggests that though his plans may…
Ten lessons for UK education
…opinion,’ Andreas Schleicher likes to say. Schleicher is the world’s leading expert on international comparisons of education performance. Education ministers across the globe hang on his every word. He developed…