Can the UK study its way into a future-proof economy? That is the question that the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill, which is due to enter Report stage on February 21, seeks to answer. We can predict a few possible answers to this straight off the bat.

The UK government’s White Paper is a good start but needs to do more to link local learning with local needs, says Marius Ostrowski

In their stiller, quieter moments the individual who conjured up the levelling up phrase must wonder what on earth they have done.

Reskilling may help workers feed their families – but a plateful of modules may not add up to a square educational meal, warns Johnny Rich