Drawing on new evidence, this blog examines the decline in young people’s optimism about work, success and social mobility, and argues for a new deal to rebuild trust in Britain’s social contract.

Weekly guide to who's new and who's leaving.

Tributes from across the world have been paid to Simon Bartley, the former chief executive of UK Skills and president of WorldSkills International, who died last month aged 68.

A deputy principal will step up to replace chief executive Craig Hodgson when he retires from Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG).

Dame Sarah Healey has been named as the Department for Work and Pensions’ next permanent secretary.

Funding for devolved areas to run skills bootcamps has been cut by more than half this financial year, data suggests.