How do you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training providers? This question is important...
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...
Recently, while on safari in Mauritius, I found myself staring at a zebra and thinking about autism, which is perhaps not the most conventional response...
Experience isn't enough to make graduates employable. Why experience must be designed by providers to be in line with the government's skills reforms, rather than...
The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
A new report, ‘Advancing STEM Careers Provision in England: Key Lessons and Opportunities’, warns that time pressures, patchy funding, and a lack of strategic oversight…
After a brilliant day at the EP/AO conference on 23rd September, I thought I would share some reflections / ideas from the presentations, panel discussions…
A recent report from the Education Committee warns of funding pressures and apprenticeship barriers. Manufacturers are urging government to ring-fence levy funds and expand incentives,…
Inspire Education Group (IEG) CEO, Rachel Nicholls, has welcomed the Prime Minister’s pledge to make skills, apprenticeships and technical education a defining mission of government,…
Two Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) students, who are undertaking apprenticeships at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd, are currently training in the WorldSkills Squad…
Leeds College of Building (LCB) students and apprentices from the 2024/2025 academic year have been honoured at the annual BIG (Building Industry Greats) Awards. More…
Greater Manchester’s Further Education colleges are once again opening their doors to local businesses as the GMColleges CDI Roadshows return for a second series that…
New City College recently hosted two influential education figures to find out more about the brilliant work being done through NCC’s highly-regarded tutorial and enrichment…
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is to help a further 30 people from industry achieve Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status from the Association…
Attending this year’s Labour Party Conference, I was struck by a growing recognition: the further education (FE) and skills sector is no longer quietly supporting…
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