Functional skills qualifications will remain available “for some students” as ministers introduce new stepping-stone English and maths qualifications for GCSE resit students.

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 ...

A rule that blocks apprentices from accessing their legal entitlement to English and maths training will be changed, it has been confirmed.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose” and it can undermine young ...

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 ...