On National Apprenticeship Week 2019, CMI’s latest research with just under 600 management apprentices shows that management apprenticeships are confidently blazing a trail in workplaces across the UK.

Labour has accused ministers of presiding over a "national disgrace" after it emerged that schools are being forced to ask parents for hand-outs to fund teachers' salaries and essential repairs.

Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson and former teacher Layla Moran writes following a recently announced update to the curriculum guidance for Sex and Relationships Education (SRE).

State schools should be made so good that putting children into private education is considered an "eccentric choice", Michael Gove has said.

A Labour government overhaul of the universities sector would mean institutions could no longer fall into bankruptcy, Angela Rayner will say.

For every family who does not get the support they need, there is an unacceptable impact for parents and children alike, says Sir Vince Cable MP.

Education Select Committee Chair Robert Halfon writes about his Committee’s report ‘Tackling disadvantage in the early years’ which calls for additional support for the most disadvantaged children and to convert good intentions into good outcomes for all children.

Schools should stop their pupils from bringing mobile phones into the classroom, an education minister has said. 

Labour has blasted the Government after it emerged misconduct sanctions imposed on teachers in Europe will not be shared with UK authorities after a no-deal Brexit.

This is a welcome intervention from a key employer voice, said Rob Wall, Head of Policy, CMI.

Digital technology charity Good Things Foundation's Chief Executive reflects on the Social Mobility Commission report into the adult skills gap published this week.

When it comes to school exclusions, the current system is failing too many vulnerable children. It’s time for a radical rethink, writes Vicky Foxcroft 

Conservative MP Chris Green writes following his House of Commons Adjournment debate this week on the funding of pupil referral units.

WaterAid placed 800 children’s schoolbags on the famous steps of St Paul’s Cathedral as a stark reminder of the number of young children’s lives lost every single day due to dirty water and poor sanitation.

Vocational education needs to be seen as fulfilling as getting a degree 

We want T-Levels to be equally transformative, says CMI. 

Britain is too "snobbish" about technical education and places too much importance on university degrees, according to Education Secretary Damian Hinds.

Local authorities are having to cut budgets or move money to fund support for special needs pupils. A cash injection is needed to ease pressure on councils and prevent children from missing out on education, writes Lord Porter

If the UK is to talk – and be heard – around the world in the post-Brexit era we need a voice in government that is dedicated to modern languages, says Stephen Kinnock MP.  

Taxpayers were ripped off when the Government sold the £3.5bn student loans book for just half its value, a damning report has declared.

This week offers schools an opportunity to hold constructive conversations with students about how we treat our peers and own our behaviour, writes Daniel Zeichner

Lib Dem peer Lord Redesdale writes following his Parliamentary question this week on 'Allowing Design Engineer Construct levels 2 and 3 as project-based qualifications'. 

Philip Hammond has reignited a funding row after he urged teachers unhappy with a £50,000 Budget cash boost for “little extras” to pass the money on to other schools.