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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...
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In the FE #SkillsForJobs White Paper, @GavinWilliamson sets the bar high when it comes to his vision for its impact: “This White Paper is not…
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The WEA (@WEAadulted) recently hosted a virtual roundtable with the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Adult Education under its new Chair, Margaret Greenwood MP. The meeting…
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An independent evaluation of the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance Pilot has been released. The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) played a central role in the Pilot and Skills Director Michelle Rainbow reflects on this and how even…
Blackpool’s upward journey and positive trajectory, set out in their recently published 10 year education plan, is a story now shared in many areas of…
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