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...
#BlueMonday may only happen once a year, falling on the third Monday in January (Mon 17th in 2022), but research shows that Brits notoriously struggle…
Several studies online suggest that the educational landscape is on the road to change that emphasizes online community, greater flexibility, and creating safe environments. Specifically…
I’m afforded the privilege of meeting many employers and apprentices in our work supporting HEIs to build robust quality assurance systems around apprenticeships. I’m struck…
FED Ambassador and President of the National Union of Students, Larissa Kennedy, reminds us that ‘by centring students’ agency in shaping what, how and where…
Changes to how #GCSEs in French, German and Spanish will be assessed in future have been confirmed today (14 Jan) by @Ofqual. They are needed…
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…
A rising BMet (@BMetC) Sport Science student is punching and kicking his way to “global Thai boxing championship success” after gaining victory locally, nationally and…
Cambridge Regional College has introduced a new fully funded course to its employability and professional course portfolio to help individuals that are looking to learn…
One of England’s largest providers of further and higher education, the TEC Partnership, which comprises the Grimsby Institute, University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough…
Bradford College is officially a Good college! Staff, students and partners are celebrating a highly positive report from Ofsted. Following a full inspection in November, inspectors…
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