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...
Recent announcements relating to Breaking Barriers to Youth Employment, Local First, and new technical education pathways from age 14 will require apprenticeship leaders to make…
New interactive calculator reveals up to a £143,000* financial gap between university and apprenticeship routes as school leavers are urged to consider earn and learn…
Gower College Swansea is celebrating an exceptional set of results, with its A Level pass rate reaching 100% for the second year in succession (the…
Ascentis learner Mohammed Hassan completed his Access to Higher Education Diploma in Business Management with The Growth Company before progressing to study Business Management at the University…
Students and staff at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) have been celebrating results day success for Level 3 (BTEC and NCFE courses) and T-Level courses.…
Central Saint Michael’s Sixth Form celebrated the success of its A Level students with Sarah Coombes West Bromwich MP. Sarah met a range of students…
Cadbury Sixth Form College celebrated its best-ever achievements for A Levels with Laurence Turner, MP for Birmingham Northfield. The local MP met remarkable students who…
Students at Sandwell College are celebrating exceptional achievements after receiving their Level 3 results for advanced level technical, vocational and professional qualifications including BTECs, T…
Students at The Sheffield College are celebrating strong technical and vocational results with an increase in high grades. The majority of students at the college…
The publication of Skills England’s Sector Skills Needs Assessment for Professional and Business Services (PBS) should be a clarion call to policymakers, employers and the…
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