Creating opportunity through skills
The world talks constantly about skills shortages, economic growth and workforce mobility, but the conversations I had on my visit to India and Bangladesh reminded…
Month: July 2026
The Summer Adjustment Gap: A Sensory Lens for Supporting Neurodivergent Staff Through the Hottest Months
By mid-July, most Further Education leadership teams have shifted their attention to enrolment, exam boards and the slow scramble to close out the academic year.…
The Skills Challenge Facing Young People Today
This year’s World Youth Skills Day theme, ‘Skills for a shared future’, is timely. Young people are entering a labour market being reshaped by artificial intelligence, automation and changing employer expectations. Yet too often we describe…
REC JobOutlook Survey Shows New-Look Government Must Turn Economic Doubters Into Believers To Jump-start The Job Market
The new-look government can lift the labour market by giving employers greater confidence in the UK’s growth prospects, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment…
New IMI Heavy Vehicle Technology Skills Competition celebrates the next generation of HGV Technicians
Exceptional apprentice technicians progress to September’s national final following inaugural qualifiers Earlier this year, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) launched its own national…
Staff MOTs: The Early Intervention Tool Young Workers Need
Economic inactivity linked to long-term health conditions has now reached 2.8 million people in the UK, costing the country an estimated £212 billion per year…
Operational Resilience Is Mostly About Human Beings Trying to Make Decisions While Overwhelmed
One of the strange things about operational resilience is that organisations often discuss it as though it is primarily about systems. Frameworks. Technology. Dashboards. Escalation…
Will Number 10 North Be Genuinely Pioneering or Just Close to Home? FE Soundbite 857
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 857: 25th July 2026. Will Number 10 North Be Genuinely Pioneering, New System-Wide Thinking, or Is It Just Close to…
Borders college welcomes record numbers to summer programme as school leavers plan next steps
RECORD numbers of school leavers are taking their first steps towards the future at Coleg Cambria after enrolling on its expanded Jobs Growth Wales+ summer…
International students gain insight into UK healthcare and public services
Students from South Korea gained insight into the UK’s healthcare, emergency services and public sector organisations during a week-long educational visit hosted by Burton and…
