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And ‘significant gaps’ remain in key subjects, despite ‘uplift’ in trainee teachers, government says

The Skills for Jobs White Paper shows the college sector is being recognised for the work it does, says outgoing FE commissioner Richard Atkins

Some say the FE White Paper is too focused on employers – but employers are the ones with the jobs, says Iain Mackinnon

Flexibility must be built into the Lifetime Skills Guarantee so each provider can gauge local needs, writes Julie Mills

People, not employers, should always be central to everything the college sector does, writes principal Ian Pryce

Preferred candidate for chair of Office for Students says degree apprenticeships target would be ‘extraordinary shift’

Poverty and the kind of courses students are on can exacerbate the impact of lost learning time, writes David Hughes

Getting employers to design qualifications risks students missing out on broader knowledge, warns Sam Jones

Wading into the teacher vaccine row, ex-prime minister says vaccinating all teachers is the ‘reasonable thing to do’

... the more you dig in to it, the more you see the promise of something innovative and exciting, writes Gerry McDonald

This morning’s apprenticeship figures show why there is a crucial need for policy to make sure young people and those with lower-level qualifications aren’t forgotten in the recovery

The statistics come after the Commons education select committee called for a community learning centre in every town