DfE Gives 3-Year Commitment to Looked-After Children

A long-term multi-million pound funding commitment has been confirmed for a scheme supporting looked-after young people in post-16 education. The DfE will pump £41.5 million into pupil premium plus post-16 funding over the next three years, after an evaluation of the...

DfE Considers New Approach to Careers Funding

Ministers are considering a shake-up of how they fund support for careers advice in schools and colleges, raising questions about the future of the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC). Click here for more from FE Week.

Questions Raised Over Effectiveness of Youth Guarantee

More than one million teenagers have fallen through the cracks of a flagship government ‘guarantee’ to offer every school leaver a suitable post-16 education place. Data published by the DfE Education and analysed by FE Week reveals around 1.1 million school leavers...