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...
Shelby Weaver-Slaughter is drawing on challenging experiences she went through as a child to carve out an inspirational career in social care, helping to change…
The first in a new series by Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni, examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn…
A Shipley College student is celebrating after achieving a Distinction in Childcare and securing a job as a specialist teaching assistant. Ruby Kaczkowski said she…
For the third year running, Grŵp Llandrillo Menai achieved the highest Overall Satisfaction in Wales for the National Student Survey of Higher Education Institutes. The…
A Kingswinford mother and daughter are celebrating the next stage of their career development after completing a major ‘utilities’ diploma at the same time. Julie…
When it comes to employees, further education doesn’t suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses…
New EEF resource based on global evidence offers three approaches for educators Moving into 16-19 education gives young people greater responsibility for managing their time,…
NEATH, 25 August 2026: NPTC Group of Colleges’ work with AI adoption company Atheni features in a new Financial Times Working It film, “Are graduates prepared…
Experienced commercial leader Katie Wright joins executive leadership team to unify sales, marketing and customer engagement Telford, 30th July 2026 – TTC Group, the workforce…
Five Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) between the University of Salford and businesses across the region have received a ‘Very Good’ grading from Innovate UK, recognising collaborations that have helped…
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