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...
Activate Learning and Puy du Fou have signed a Memorandum of Understanding marking the formation of a working partnership aiming to provide new training and…
Future ACCA Qualification unveiled as employers look to accountants to take broader role in embracing AI-driven technology and driving sustainable business Global accountancy body ACCA…
A win-at-all-costs attitude in grassroots football is creating a negative atmosphere which affects players’ skill development and their enjoyment of the game, according to a…
Students at Northampton College’s Daventry Campus have been urged to “succeed with us and excel beyond us” during an awards ceremony to celebrate their achievements…
A new report published today by Ofsted shares insights into how ‘early adopter’ schools and further education (FE) colleges across England are integrating generative artificial…
We catch up with Phil Smith CBE, Chair of Skills England at AELP’s annual conference. Phil discusses the recent industrial strategy and Skills England’s priority…
A 35-year-old apprentice who changed careers to follow her passion for helping others has been named Apprentice of the Year at a national awards ceremony. …
Standing in The Aftermath In Part 1, I shared the raw emotional reality of what it felt like to Fail: Totally. Utterly. Absolutely. I described…
Education is the bedrock of any successful nation, and we as a society have a responsibility to equip our young people with the knowledge and…
PAC report recommends DfE should enter campaign mode to build critical mass of students More must be done to ensure more students enrol in T…
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