Social Media and Young People, Part 2: The Case For In Part 1, we examined the mounting evidence against social media - from the Zuckerberg...
One of the most significant decisions providers face following the Apprenticeship Assessment Reforms is whether to apply for approval as a Centre, taking on responsibility...
If you are an Awarding Organisation (AO) you could be forgiven (not by Ofqual!) for missing the formal addition of the new principles into the...
There is a comforting myth in British education that entrepreneurship is an optional ‘nice-to-have’ that begins sometime after graduation, ideally once a young person has...
I have just returned from working with educators and policymakers in Australia on AI and skills. I want to be direct about what I saw:...
Social Media and Young People. Part 1: The Case Against This is the first of two articles examining the impact of social media on young...
AI may be rapidly transforming careers as we know them, but the challenges to providing adequate careers provision in education settings are not new. Careers...
Something significant is happening in UK policy. Within the space of a few months, three major documents have landed that together represent the most substantial...
As the UK’s labour market remains cool, Indeed’s latest Opportunity Index shows that opportunity has not disappeared, but it is no longer evenly spread. Instead,...
Further education (FE) and skills could well be described as the best-kept secret of England’s education system. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people study,...
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This Thursday 12 March is University Mental Health Day, when we focus on the specific issues facing students and how they impact wellbeing. This year…
Sector leaders have reacted with disappointment to the Department for Education’s 16 to 19 funding guidance for 2026 to 2027, published yesterday, which confirmed a…
During a recent Ofqual seminar, many Awarding Organisations raised concerns that the timetable for ‘first teach’ of V Levels risked producing an inferior qualification with…
An additional £40.5 million of funding has been allocated this year to support essential capital repairs and maintenance across schools, colleges and universities in Wales.…
Young people will be able to take the very first V Levels in education, finance, and digital in 2027, under landmark reforms to help young people secure well-paid jobs. Too many…
Mature learners have long been treated as a single, uniform category within further and higher education. In reality, they are one of the most varied…
Which qualifications are being defunded, and when? What providers need to know about the V Levels rollout. The government has confirmed the first V Level…
Britain’s manufacturers are urging the Government to be far bolder on the pace of skills reforms or, risk the future success of the Industrial Strategy…
There is no shortage of ambition in the UK’s skills system. The government’s commitment to provide free AI training to 10 million workers by 2030,…
More young people in Wales will be eligible for Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) from September. The Welsh Government forecasts that at least 1,500 more 16-…
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