Support for degree apprenticeships to boost social mobility, an emphasis on quality over quantity, and a more employer-friendly approach to how the levy is run will also help make the policy more impactful and effective, says Ann Francke, CEO, CMI.

The Chancellor is right to make the Apprenticeship Levy more flexible, so that it works for strategic industries such as the construction sector, but his reforms have not gone far enough, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

At a Labour conference fringe event, Lucy Powell MP joined a panel of experts to discuss why social mobility seems to have stalled, and what we can do about it.

Lifelong learning will become a critical factor in how the UK adapts to future change, a Shadow Education minister has said at an Apprenticeships Forum reception at the Labour party conference.

A Labour government will halt the creation of new free schools and academies, the Shadow Education Secretary will pledge today.

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report on Ofsted, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT – The Teachers Union said:

Cuts to the education watchdog Ofsted are leaving parents guessing on school standards, MPs have warned.

A survey of parents of 11-18 year olds commissioned by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the professional body for management and leadership, reveals that with only two years until the first T-Levels are rolled out, two thirds of parents (62%) have not heard of them - and only 7% of parents feel they know a lot about them. 

Up to 130,000 children could be at risk of missing out on a place at secondary school over the next five years, ministers have been warned.

Within less than a week, more than 152 employers* including leading advocates for apprenticeships, and over 285 management apprentices have signed the Trailblazer Group’s appeal to present to Ministers at the Department for Education to reject the latest proposals by the Institute of Apprenticeships to introduce huge cuts to the funding bands of the most popular management apprenticeships. 

The uptake of students studying science and maths is welcome progress, but studying engineering is creative and should not be limited to only those who have taken these subjects at A-Level, says the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Labour has blasted the Government after it emerged students in the poorest areas of England were nine times more likely to be in struggling schools than those in the richest areas.

Downing Street today refused to back itself on an apprenticeship promise renewed by Theresa May last year.

Education ministers are reportedly planning to attempt to reduce the number of unconditional offers given to university applicants.

The uptake in students studying the crucial engineering gateway subjects of Maths and Physics is a step in the right direction but exams alone do not give today’s students the right practical experience and insight into modern engineering careers, says the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). 

Commenting on the A-level results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers’ Union, said:

Private schools should fend off Labour plans to "abolish" them by handing out places to thousands of children in care, a Tory minister has said.

Ministers must bring back maintenance grants if the number of students from poorer backgrounds attending the country’s top universities is to rise, the institutions’ boss has said.

Commenting on the Education Secretary’s pledge to halve the number of children falling behind in their early language and literacy skills, Steven McIntosh, Director of UK Poverty for Save the Children, said

Education Secretary Damian Hinds will today vow to clamp down on the "persistent scandal" of children starting school without basic reading and writing skills.

In direct response to the 800,000 young people who are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET), Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is working with national charity, UK Youth, on a new programme to equip young people with employability skills and confidence to transition into work.

In an open letter to Nadhim Zahawi, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education, Save the Children has come together with leading academics, union leaders and education bodies, calling on the government to keep its promise to address the early years teacher shortage, and set out a strategy to recruit and retain these vital early years teachers.

Pupils excluded from school are being failed by the education system, MPs have warned.

Theresa May has hit back after being labelled a “milk snatcher” over plans to divert cash for nurseries to a new healthy foods scheme.