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...
If you are wanting to consider studying in the UK have a look at some of the reasons for and against it. Studying in the…
Following strong interest in its Sixth Form from existing and prospective students, St Mary’s School (@StMarysSch) has announced it will be offering two new A…
Entry-level recruitment experts TheTalentPeople have revealed the most popular apprenticeships of the year. Analysis of roles on its GetMyFirstJob.co.uk site shows appetite for traditional careers…
According to the latest survey by the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library (@CVLibrary), a staggering 3 out of 5 (61.3%) UK professionals are unhappy with their…
Christmas cheer was all around when second-year HND tourism and hospitality students from NPTC Group of Colleges hosted a “Kindness at Christmas” event at Ystalyfera…
When you are looking for a job, there are rights you wish you had and responsibilities you do have. You wish employers would, at the…
Helen O’Donnell, CEO of the Children’s University, shares a range of examples of what the Children’s University looks like in practice in Wolverhampton, Sheffield and…
“…What’s important isn’t fame or glamour, none of these things I used to dream about, it’s the ability to endure…” Nina, ‘The Seagull’, Anton Chekov.…
Landmark ‘State of the North 2021/22: Powering northern excellence‘ report reveals a gulf between levelling up promises and policy reality The leading think-tank for the…
Small Business Charter Appoints Michael Hayman as new Chair As Part of Drive To Provide Training for 30,000 Small Firms London, 17th January 2022 –The…
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