In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
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...
As colleges and schools have returned to some kind of normality as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, it is easy to think of its disruption as…
With more learning resources available to the workforce than ever before, the prospect of lifelong learning isn’t as daunting as it used to be. As industries modernise…
The greatest challenge in early childhood development is to enable those children who are the least privileged to enter kindergarten as well-prepared as those who…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Government in possession of an austerity agenda is likely to return to the same old victims. As Trussonomics…
Around one third of key workers in the public sector (32%) have already taken steps to leave their profession to get a job in another…
The cost-of-living crisis is a significant challenge for the whole country, particularly as we move into the winter. This will only be compounded by recent…
Earlier this year, we co-authored a report with Citizens Advice Staffordshire North and Stoke- on-Trent (CASNS). This warned of a “pending poverty catastrophe” in North…
Adult education is one of the solutions in improving productivity and supporting social justice. Traditionally, adult education has grown in importance in periods of recession…
A New City College teacher has been honoured in the BBC Radio London’s Make A Difference Awards for his fundraising efforts to support struggling families…
The New City College community marked Black History Month with a variety of events on the theme of Time for Change: Action not Words. In…
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