It seems everyone in Greater Manchester has an Andy Burnham Story. Mine starts backstage at Parklife festival in 2017. I was fortunate enough to be...
Employers understand the need for skills. They experience recruitment pressures, changing technology and gaps in workforce capability directly. What many understand less clearly, is how...
The Breaking Barriers report is absolutely right to focus on building more bridges into work for young people and moving the debate away from cliff...
On Tuesday last week, the Prime Minister announced plans to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study. There was more focus on...
In the first three months of 2026, the number of young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEETs) passed...
The recent FE News special feature for Youth Employment Week rightly celebrated the employers who are working hard to open doors for young people, showcasing...
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...
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Chat-GPT is causing a lot of chatter in the education world. Is this the end of assessments as we know it or the beginning of…
Luke explores what impact the reclassification of FE Colleges as public sector organisations could have on recruitment and retention of senior staff in the sector.…
At the start of 2023, we reflect on changes and practices that may help us improve our personal and professional lives. Among them, upskilling, which…
Young people transitioning into adulthood often face a plethora of challenges, particularly those with neurodiversity. This Article dives into the current state of education in…
In this article, Stuart discusses the benefits of micro-credentials for both employment and apprenticeships. 2023 outlook, A perfect storm for industry At the beginning of…
UVAC welcomes the report published by The Sutton Trust – The Recent Evolution of Apprenticeships – Apprenticeship pathways and participation since 2015. Higher and Degree…
The start of the New Year brings new opportunities and challenges. For individuals and our national economy, it is a crucial time to focus on…
I once heard the principal of a large college concede that the results were not as good as they might be because they hadn’t been…
The start of every new year and the return to a new academic year, both professionally and personally, we may have paused, reflected, and even…
When looking for models of leadership to emulate, college leaders and managers will often look to the worlds of politics, sport, and warfare. Figures such…
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