Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
V Levels could offer something the post-16 system badly needs: greater flexibility for young people who want vocational learning without having to specialise as early...
The cost of private school has continued to rise despite the pandemic. According to data collected by schoolfeeschecker.co.uk which collects and publishes comprehensive fee data…
Harriet Kelly is only 28, yet feels her voice is equally heard in the boardroom at the £130 million turnover, 2,400-employee public services business Seetec…
What effect have COVID-19 and Brexit had on Britain’s public services workforce? That is one of the issues to be explored by a new inquiry…
From the rise in flexible working policies to the fall of the daily commute, the last two years have led to significant change in human…
Important key motivators that employers should seriously consider to ensure a positive workplace culture with satisfied staff. Highly motivated staff perform best. As businesses concentrate…
THE stunning Vale of Clwyd landscape inspired a school pupil to victory in a college competition. Catrin Wynne was among local children to come up…
Students at St Mary’s School in Cambridge (@StMarysSch) enjoyed a host of celebrations on Friday 21st January to mark Mary Ward Day (23rd January) –…
Trainee Professional Chef, Daniel Ryder is one of ten UK young chefs to reach the finals of the Riso Gallo Young Risotto Chef of the…
Today is the United Nations’ International Day of Education (24 January). Founder & Chairman of the global EdTech – @Cuemath – Manan Khurma, comments: “The…
Students from Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (GB MET) worked with textile artist, Dr Noki, and international vintage clothing retailer, Beyond Retro, to produce bespoke garments…
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