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

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

Functional Skills tests are typically undertaken by young people who have not achieved a pass grade in English and Maths and need a qualification in order to gain employment, an apprenticeship, or ...

Businesses employing adult apprentices will now have the power to decide whether a Maths and English qualification should be part of the prescribed course, following a rule change by the government.