New curriculum to give young people the skills for life and work
Children and young people will leave school fully equipped to thrive in the modern world of work under reforms to breathe new life into the national curriculum unveiled today. Responding to the recommendations of Professor Becky Francis’s Curriculum and Assessment Review (5 November 2025), the government has confirmed steps to ensure every young person has a […]
Help for UK businesses to fill £400bn AI skills gap
Skills England unveils new AI Skills Framework, Adoption Pathway and Employer Checklist to support wider and more responsible AI use Separately, 7.5 million UK workers are set to gain essential AI skills by 2030 through industry partnership with NVIDIA, Google, IBM and Microsoft – with Skills England using new report to shape training materials AI […]
Major skills boost at the heart of transformative new Defence Industrial Strategy
£182 million boost for defence talent pipeline, delivering on economic growth through the Plan for Change. In-demand defence technical skills to be boosted through five Defence Technical Excellence Colleges, offering new opportunities into defence jobs. Landmark Defence Industrial Strategy set to back British business and adopt innovation lessons from Ukraine. UK jobs and skills will be […]