The government’s skills agenda is deeply flawed. But what would Labour do differently?
The shadow skills minister on the opposition's plan for apprenticeships and further education.
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Why it’s time to scrap the apprenticeship minimum wage
Paying £4.81 per hour is exploitative and wrongly assumes all apprentices have families who can support them.
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Royal Academy of Engineering chief: “The industry has a diversity deficit”
Hayaatun Sillem on the need for inclusive product design, problems with the education system, and her unexpected route into engineering.
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The Policy Ask with Tim Bradshaw: “R&D investment will give us the talent to tackle climate change and pandemics”
The chief executive of the Russell Group on barriers to global academic collaboration and the need for a Zero Carbon…
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Is it last orders for the Great British curry house?
How workforce shortages are hurting the UK's Indian restaurants
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T Levels and apprenticeships should no longer be seen as a “Cinderella service”
Skills minister Robert Halfon outlines how vocational qualifications can offer new career paths.
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Creative education is as crucial for children’s learning as maths
While the government focuses on Stem subjects, we cannot forget that creativity provides young people with cognitive and communication skills.
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Without maths, people are excluded from society
Better mathematics education is one the best investments we can make towards our future.
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