Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

The controversial payment model for the government’s flagship apprenticeship units may change for some of the short courses after providers warned that the structure could destabilise delivery.

Skills minister Jacqui Smith has refused to rule out further restrictions that shift apprenticeship funding to young people, warning it is “not the end of the road” for reform following the recent defunding round.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to support the development and updating of vocational education and training (VET) curricula and qualifications.

The report Developing Vocational Education and Training with Artificial Intelligence examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to transform the development of curricula, qualifications and occupational standards in vocational education and training (VET).

The Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan lays out an ambitious vision to secure Britain's place at the forefront of the global industrial race.