Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
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...
Staff at Blackburn College are celebrating after receiving news that their information and guidance services have been accredited by an international awarding body. Blackburn College…
Over the last year, as the pandemic has evolved, the working model has been turned on its head. Businesses have had to navigate another national…
Is there a danger that our engagement with digital provision is driven too much by our newfound proficiency with it? asks Dr John Miles, Founder…
A further nine Institutes of Technology have been announced today (Friday, 17 December) in locations including Blackpool, Derby, Salford and Essex, bringing the total to 21 across…
COUNTY LINES VIOLENCE HOTSPOTS TO BENEFIT FROM TARGETED SUPPORT New taskforces are being rolled out to keep young people engaged with their education and avoid…
Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are new employer-focused providers specialising in delivering higher technical education across England. Created to increase the supply of the higher-level technical…
@EducationGovUK announce £615 million skills boost to support more people into jobs The Chancellor announced in the Budget that an extra £1.6 billion would be…
The 2021 annual Youth Friendly Employer Awards were presented on the 7th December by the Minister for Employment, Mims Davies MP, and introduced by Laura-Jane…
ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Award finalists were announced today, Thursday 16 December 2021. With such a high standard of entries to the awards…
Being in school and early years settings is vital for protecting young people’s education and preventing pupils from falling behind. It’s also really important that…
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