A recent survey commissioned by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) shows that 3 in 4 parents think qualifications that combine work experience and study are the best way to prepare young people for the workplace.

73% of engineering and technology employers have difficulty with job candidates who have academic knowledge but lack workplace skills.

Labour has announced plans to overhaul university admissions so that school students apply for courses after they have received their A-Level results.

Labour has condemned “eye-watering” levels of student loan debt as analysis found that the total interest chalked up by graduates will almost double in five years.

Writing on International Youth Day, Cat Smith MP writes that we have a generation that wants a fairer society, but instead of being supported and valued, young people have be have been disproportionately hit by austerity and had their voices ignored by this government.

A no-deal Brexit could lead to schools being forced to close, exams being disrupted and a lack of fresh food for pupils’ meals, according to an official government document.

Labour has attacked ministers' handling of the schools system as new research revealed that poorer pupils are no longer closing the gap between their GCSE grades and those of their better-off peers.

Commenting on the statement made by the Secretary of State Damien Hinds on the recommendation from the School Teachers’ Review Body that all pay and allowance ranges for teachers and school leaders are uplifted by 2.75%, Ms Chris Keates General Secretary (Acting) of NASUWT - The teachers’ union, said:

Schools urgently need a multi-billion pound cash injection to fix the "broken education funding system", MPs have said.

If we’re to prepare our children for working and living with AI, we must reshape the national education system and prioritise the skills that will allow younger generations to thrive in the new digital age, says Stephen Metcalfe

May Days: Theresa May has shown admirable resolve in her education reforms – but there is still much to do to tackle the burning injustices in our society, writes Robert Halfon

I have seen first-hand the transformative effect that mentoring can have on young people. Let’s harness its potential to intervene and support those at risk of disengaging from education, says Preet Gill 

Theresa May is said to be planning on using her final days in office to make sure new domestic abuse legislation is passed.

Boris Johnson has pledged to undo billions of pounds of Government cuts to schools funding if he becomes the next Prime Minister.

Whilst there has been scrutiny in the specialist press, little attention has been paid in the mainstream political arena to the Augar Review and the future of Further and Higher education, says Lord Blunkett.

Theresa May has reportedly scaled back her demand for a £27billion "legacy" cash boost for schools amid a row with the Treasury.

Schools should provide unbiased and comprehensive career advice to young people 

For many of our young people, particularly those from workless households, careers advice should be as much about inspiration as actual advice on detailed careers, says Baroness Pidding. 

Philip Hammond is prepared to resign over Theresa May's bid to secure her legacy as Prime Minister by spending billions of pounds on public services, it has been claimed.

We need a forward-looking arts curriculum to provide the necessary skills for life and work, says Sharon Hodgson

Theresa May has been accused of attempting to tie the hands of her successor with a massive £27bn funding pledge for schools.

A government minister has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Conservative leadership hopeful Esther McVey after she said parents should be able to withdraw their children from lessons about LGBT relationships.

Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to spend at least £5,000 on every secondary school pupil if he wins the race to succeed Theresa May as Conservative leader.

The proposals set out in the Augar review benefit higher earning graduates at the expense of those on lower incomes. We must invest in lifelong learning for the many, says Wes Streeting