The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking views on proposed subject content for reformed Functional Skills qualifications in English and mathematics. Since April this year, those taking Level 3 ...

Employers' calls for young people to leave education with the right skills for work have been well documented. Only last week, a senior member of the Tesco board criticised levels of literacy and ...

Apprentices over the age of 19 will no longer be required to undertake English and maths functional skills qualifications in order to complete their course. Up to 10,000 more apprentices would be able ...

The government has said it expects all secondary school students in England to master the basics of English and maths. So its new test of school performance will be the percentage attaining at least ...

Employees sometimes do not possess the minimum functional skills qualifications needed to start their apprenticeship. Partnering with a degree apprenticeship provider can help bridge this gap, writes ...

You can study English and Maths for free this winter thanks to EKC Training. If you don’t already have a Grade 4/C at GCSE Level, you can learn in person at one of their training centres or even study ...

Ofqual is consulting on the conditions and guidance that should be attached to functional skills qualifications in English and maths. Reformed functional skills qualifications will be introduced from ...

Under proposals, students would be required to take a separate exam in "functional" literacy and numeracy, including writing letters and working out a budget. They would have to pass the tests to get ...