Ministers will unveil plans to crack down on poor‑quality university courses and shift investment further towards youth apprenticeships, as part of a ‘new deal for young people’.

Ofsted’s top ‘exceptional’ grade is not out of reach for independent training providers, the inspectorate’s new FE chief has said, despite only one provider achieving the feat since the new regime launched eight months ago.

City College Norwich’s principal Jerry White will step down this summer.

A review of apprenticeship funding bands has been launched as an “immediate priority” by the government, with Skills England ordered to identify which standards should be first in line for “potential funding uplifts”.

Playing video games in college may seem unusual, but for many teenagers across the country, it could lead to professional careers.

This briefing brings together national evidence on young people's awareness and understanding of apprenticeships and technical education pathways, alongside data on schools' delivery of encounters in line with Provider Access Legislation (PAL) and the wider factors that