Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee provides an update on the Committee’s year-long inquiry. The cross-party House of Lords Numeracy for Life...
September marks the three-year anniversary of the Green Changemakers programme and we have learned so much in that time. On this quiet morning in my...
It has been nine months since the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee, which I chaired, published its report ‘Social mobility: Local roots, lasting...
As budgets tighten and campus capacity shrinks, hybrid models offer a practical way to deliver exams at scale. As higher and further education institutions across...
After my ADHD diagnosis, the research, and that conversation with a former employer, I noted in my last article that I'd launched something that I...
At the start of his second week as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has announced what amounts to a revolution in education policy. We have heard...
Kerry Boffey of FIN identifies changes in the Ofsted operating guide and toolkit which require provider attention before September. Providers preparing for inspection should pay...
Today's announcement from the Prime Minister is significant structural reform. Technical education pathways from age 14, combining core academic subjects with employer contact and workplace...
By mid-July, most Further Education leadership teams have shifted their attention to enrolment, exam boards and the slow scramble to close out the academic year....
This year’s World Youth Skills Day theme, 'Skills for a shared future', is timely. Young people are entering a labour market being reshaped by artificial intelligence, automation and changing employer expectations. Yet too often we describe...
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Fully-funded business training has been announced for North Wales business and individuals, thanks to a £3m funding boost from UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Funding for…
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) has secured more than £150,000 of funding from the Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) as part of the government’s Levelling…
UK universities facing unprecedented challenges and leaders call for fundamental reforms An overwhelming 90% of vice-chancellors believe the UK university sector has never faced greater…
The Education Secretary today announced the appointment of Sir Martyn Oliver as the next His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills. The…
UA92 (University Academy 92) officially opens its new Business School campus this week near Spinningfields, Manchester. The UA92 Business School launch comes after the higher…
Global student engagement and enrolment specialist UniQuest is today announcing the appointment of its new Director of Admissions Services, David Parrott. David joins UniQuest following…
The north of Scotland’s leading private hire coach operator has appointed a new engineering director to oversee its in-house maintenance and strengthen training opportunities for…
As part of its ongoing EDI programme and to mark this year’s Black History Month, leaders at London South East Colleges shared some of their…
Employers, Local Authorities and Education Providers have come together to develop three advisory boards, with the aim of helping to create more jobs in the…
Askham Bryan College students’ efforts to protect insects have been recognised in a new award scheme championing projects across the British Isles that restore wildlife.…
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