Within education and skills, there is a tendency to equate more with better: more learning hours, more evidence, more checkpoints, more assessment. Yet, it is...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
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...
A summer of discontent, with rail strikes and the cost-of-living crisis laying bare the pressure on public sector employees, Autumn is set to be as…
When students with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) leave school they often face a daunting choice. Should they continue their studies at their local…
NFER and its partners have completed their independent evaluation of the first year (2020/21) of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) Tuition Partners (TP) pillar and…
EIT Food has today launchedits Learning Services for Employers, which will provide an internationally recognised mark of excellence in professional education for the food system.EIT…
Colleges have launched a national menopause policy in a bid to improve the support offered to colleagues in Scotland. The policy, which has been adopted…
Coventry University Group is launching the new Coventry University Research Institute Europe (CURIE), with the ambition of broadening the scope of its campus in Poland…
A few weeks ago, as CEO of UnderPinned, I was able to announce a partnership with Universities across the UK – including Birkbeck, London Metropolitan,…
Digital transformation could grow the UK economy by over £413 billion by 2030 New research shows the impact digital technology can have in driving economic…
Tens of colleges hit with strike action this week 2.5% pay recommendation from employer body labelled an ‘insult’ by UCU Report shows thousands of college staff are…
University of the Arts London (UAL), with the generous support of the AKO Foundation, has established a new Storytelling Institute to help artists and campaigners…
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