A focus on Jade Kidd, the UK's beauty therapy competitor for WorldSkills 2007. At just 19 years of age she has already opened a beauty salon in Skegness.
A focus on Graham Squire, a 20-year-old chef from Portsmouth, who will represent the UK at the international showcase for vocational skills, the WorldSkills 2007 event in Japan.
A focus on Michael Broadley, a 21-year-old bricklayer from Northern Ireland as he prepares to compete with three peers to make the UK team for WorldSkills 2007 in Japan.
Sixty hopefuls compete at the UK Skills Selection competition in Coventry and Warwickshire to make the team of 23 that will travel to the WorldSkills event in Japan in November 2007.
A user-friendly guide to the complexities of Children's Trusts; this programme explains clearly how they have been charged with delivering children's services at a local level, and shows how one school is using them.
Mike Baker talks to Ofqual's Head of 14-19 Regulation, Tina Isaacs, about the introduction of new GCSEs, with particular reference to controlled assessment replacing coursework.
Mike Baker unravels the popularity of and policy behind the emphasis on functional skills; the latest attempt to ensure education delivers work and life skills.
