We know that attendance remains one of the most closely monitored metrics in education. Still, for those working across further education, inclusion, and youth participation,...
From the end of 2023, until the beginning of 2025, I was leading a piece of research titled Appreciating and Supporting Neurodiversity for the New...
Further Education colleges are already driving innovation every day, yet their contribution remains largely invisible in national policy. Elaine Baxter explores why recognising, supporting and...
Last week, I joined representatives from Parliament, employers, business organisations, awarding bodies and the wider skills sector at the New Statesman Politics Live event to...
The most important word in apprenticeships is not achievement. That is not about diminishing the importance of completion or success. Achievement matters. It signals that...
In the second part of our special feature for FE News to mark Youth Employment Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings...
There is growing evidence that sustainability is moving from a specialist function into mainstream business operations Employers are increasingly seeking professionals who combine technical business...
This is Part Two of three on children, social media and the ban. The government is introducing legislation to bar children from the platforms. It...
When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his...
The idea that a career in research is becoming obsolete is easy to understand. It is also wrong, but not for the reasons you might expect. Behind the debate about research careers lies a more...
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All around the world, workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers. In the UK, this is certainly the case, as job vacancies soared to…
It’s becoming increasingly important to change how we talk about and categorize skill sets we want our employees to master. Important because the categories hard-wired…
What does the Skills Bill and Quals Reform really mean for the FE sector? Presented by Tom Bewick, Chief Executive at the Federation of Awarding…
Based on statistics from the British Dyslexia Association (@BDAdyslexia) it is estimated that at least 15% of the working population have some neurodivergent traits. Neurodivergent…
Degree apprenticeships were first introduced in 2015, and have since grown in popularity among employers and learners alike. However, their success highlighted fears from some…
It’s easy to see the turmoil that the UK education sector has faced over the last two years. From remote learning to students quickly changing…
Dream in Green – putting climate change at the heart of education With the COP26 summit dominating the news agenda, in this week’s Future of…
Lifelong learning helps grow the economy, gives people opportunities, helps build communities, and saves money for public services. We need to build a lifelong learning…
I was recently in London attending a book launch preceded by a panel discussion. Five entrepreneurs sharing their journey. All of them had shunned being…
How many times have you heard the words “we had to think creatively”? Or “play around with some ideas”? Or “solve some problems”? These are…
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