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...
Exceptional students whose dedication and determination have helped them thrive both in and out of the classroom have been recognised at Northampton College’s annual Student…
COLEG CAMBRIA is celebrating national recognition after staff and campuses were honoured at two of the hair and beauty industry’s leading awards programmes. Hair technician…
Leep Group, the training and skills development company backed by Palatine’s Impact Fund, has acquired E.Quality Training Limited, a vocational training specialist that helps 16…
There was a time when skills recognition was largely a domestic issue. If a qualification met the needs of local employers, it had done its…
Picture this. A member of your teaching staff is three weeks into a formal performance improvement process. Observations have been graded as requiring improvement. You…
A careers adviser whose compassionate, behind‑the‑scenes work has helped hundreds of students take confident next steps has won a prestigious national education award. Gulshan Bi from Bradford College has been named Support…
NCFE and Yorkshire Learning Providers (YLP) have announced a new partnership supporting the ‘Devolution in Reality’ project, aimed at improving collaboration and clarity across Yorkshire’s…
Engineering and Motor Vehicle students at Barking & Dagenham College put their skills to the ultimate test this week as they took to the track…
Students and staff at Barking & Dagenham College came together this week for a vibrant and joyful Cultural Day, celebrating the rich diversity of backgrounds,…
Cultural artist, Temi, joined students at Barking & Dagenham College this week for a vibrant and inspiring Creative Art Workshop as part of the College’s…
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