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...
The Department of Health & Social Care has agreed funding, over three financial years, to supportLevel 7 Apprenticeships in 5 health professions. These are: Ring-fenced…
RHA Skills and Remit Training are working together to help address the growing technician shortage across the UK’s road transport sector. This new arrangement will…
As students await their A-level results, Prospects at Jisc reveals a growing trend towards more school leavers choosing apprenticeships over university with traditional academic routes no longer…
A University of Winchester student was in pole position to meet some of the most important figures in motor racing when she attended a special…
From Flint to the frontlines of UK politics, a former Coleg Cambria student has taken on a leading role at a respected London-based think tank.…
The Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that five high-quality English language tests, which draw on Cambridge expertise, can now be used as…
Carpentry and Joinery students studying at Moulton College’s Higham Ferrers campus have been putting their skills to good use by crafting handmade planters for local…
A Meaningful Education “Character,” the educationalist Professor Phil Cummins asserted at our recent Manchester Character conference, “is the reason we do school”. It’s a profound…
Ahead of A Level results day, a new nationwide poll by Ravensbourne University London shows informal advice eclipsing qualified guidance – potentially exacerbating future skills…
TALENTED teenager Toby Sutcliffe is making serious waves in the world of canoe slalom – and his school is behind him every stroke of the…
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