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...
Economic inactivity linked to long-term health conditions has now reached 2.8 million people in the UK, costing the country an estimated £212 billion per year...
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After considering 58 written pieces of evidence, hearing from 54 witnesses and a visit to meet students, teachers and employers in Blackpool, the House of…
With workplace ill health costing employers £85 billion a year, FE leaders must act now to retain the people whose experience underpins our education system.…
With vacancies falling, unemployment rising and nearly four in five employers reporting gaps in their workforce, the challenge now goes beyond recruitment, it’s about readiness.…
I’ve been working in AFE (intentionally remembering ‘adult) and Skills on a climate action programme for two years now. Green Changemakers is a systems-change green…
From administrative assistants to skilled trades workers, so-called ‘middle-skill occupations’ account for about a fifth of the UK workforce. However, in the face of artificial…
On the 9th September, we published Ofsted’s renewed approach to inspecting education providers, including those in Further Education and Skills. This followed months of both…
Higher education is increasingly digital and diverse. Students bring different experiences, goals, and responsibilities while balancing study, work, and family. They all need learning that…
In a sector where performance metrics, funding rules, and regulatory frameworks shape so much of the day-to-day, it’s easy for apprenticeship delivery to become more…
GCSE resit policy, qualification reform and why are young people (pre16 and post 16) disengaging from our education and skills system and becoming NEET? Don’t…
It’s been a year since I completed the Green Changemakers programme. A year that has transformed not only how I see my role in Further Education, but how…
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