As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
During this summer's heatwaves, further education and skills providers across the country found themselves trying to run assessments, practical workshops and exams in buildings, workplaces...
This summer has delivered the clearest statement of intent on skills that further education has seen in a generation. Technical education pathways from age 14,...
For social care to be fit for the future, the workforce must be central to reform. Adult social care stands at a critical moment. Demand for care...
The State of the Skills Sector 2026 reveals that skills providers largely have confidence in their own performance, but far less certainty about policy, funding,...
My first job in the civil service was working on the team delivering plans for 14-19 Diplomas in response to the Tomlinson Review. It was a...
Analysis of gender attainment gaps in T levels and other Level 3 technical qualifications shows that boys are worryingly behind at all levels in exactly...
Professor Michael Dobson has received a top award from fellow academics in Ukraine – recognising his support for developing Shakespeare studies in the country’s universities.…
·Over 1 in 4 (27%) of staff report burnout due to chronic work stress ·Is hybrid hiding the problem? 1 in 3 staff can’t tell…
Across the education sector, technology is now at the heart of learning. During the pandemic, technology offered a lifeline for the sector, empowering educators to…
Ofsted Annual Report 2022: Pandemic recovery slowed by workforce crisis in children’s education and care The report highlights some shocking stats on Prison Education, and…
11% of current students have found themselves without a place to live during their studies according to Student Beans’ Housing Insecurity Report. Surveying 3,000 university…
Dr Robin Kirby has been appointed as University Registrar and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Arts University Plymouth. Robin joins Plymouth’s arts university from Falmouth University, where…
Leading hospitality charity Springboard is celebrating having supported more than 10,000 people into employment through its Springboard to 2022 initiative, which launched in October 2020.…
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity all broadly stable, but short-term unemployment and redundancies are highest this year while vacancies starting to fall. With still more…
Sarah Fearnley, Subject Specialist in Media, Broadcast and Production at NCFE, explains how work placements could be fundamental to the continued success of the UK’s…
The balance of power between employers and job seekers often ebbs and flows. Yet in 2022, job seekers certainly had the upper hand. The shortage…
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