Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
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...
There’s now a week to go until AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) launches its new Qualifications 2022 (Q2022) suite, which aims to ensure that accounting…
Students who studied for automotive qualifications at City of Wolverhampton College are celebrating after getting jobs with a leading motor vehicle dealer. The group of…
After a tumultuous two years, the first (and hopefully last) set of pupils to have had their A-levels almost entirely engulfed by the pandemic received…
I tend to work with some pretty stressed out people. Some of that stress expels itself verbally. They will react without much thought of its…
As thousands across the country await their GCSE results this week, new analysis has revealed a stark ‘destinations gap’ – with young people from disadvantaged…
The TUC has set out its roadmap to a £15 an hour minimum wage and a high wage economy – declaring “it’s time to put…
Bobby Johnson, North Kent College, Miskin student from 2017-2020, is to play ‘himbo Harrison’ in the new series of well-loved show on BBC Three. After…
Record numbers of UK students will be starting university courses this autumn, dwarfing the numbers who will enrol on apprenticeships. But are they all making…
A very special day planned – and a fantastic Culinary Journey with Michelin Star Chefs We can invite 16 colleges (1 lecturer and 3 Students…
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