Policy paper

Post-16 skills plan and independent report on technical education

The government’s technical education reforms, based on the work of Lord Sainsbury’s independent panel.

• From: Department for Education and Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 8 July 2016
• Last updated: 30 November 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Post-16 skills plan (web accessible)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4741-3238-1, Cm. 9280

PDF, 1.93 MB, 60 pages

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Post-16 skills plan (print ready)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4741-3237-4, Cm. 9280

PDF, 5.06 MB, 58 pages

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Report of the independent panel on technical education

PDF, 3.54 MB, 102 pages

Technical education reform: the case for change

Ref: DFE-00163-2016

PDF, 1.66 MB, 28 pages

Details

The documents are as follows:

• ‘Post-16 skills plan’: the government’s plan to support young people and adults to secure skilled employment and meet the needs of the economy
• ‘Report of the independent panel on technical education’: report by an independent panel set up to advise ministers on improving the quality of technical education
• ‘Technical education reform: the case for change’: presents the available evidence on the government’s reforms

Read the T level action plan for further information about the government’s progress on the reforms to technical education, the next steps and how to get involved.

An equalities impact assessment of technical education reform is also available.

Published 8 July 2016
Last updated 30 November 2018 + show all updates

1. 30 November 2018

   Removed the 2017 action plan. It's available on a separate T Level action plan page.

2. 11 October 2017

   Added 'Post-16 technical education reforms: T level action plan'.

3. 8 July 2016

   First published.