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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Apprenticeships deliver social mobility. That’s something everyone agrees with. There is a mountain of evidence to confirm the benefits for workplace learners: enhanced career earnings,…
Coronavirus has held up a mirror to our society, showing us the best and worst of ourselves. The recent Social Mobility Commission report offers three…
My introduction to neurodiversity was when I was diagnosed with dyslexia at university. The term “neurodiversity” is used to describe the cognitive diversity of the…
Everywhere you go (not literally!) it’s ‘new normal’ this and ‘new normal’ that and constant speculation about what the ‘new normal’ may or may not…
T Levels are Ready for Take-Off The impressive new T levels are sitting on the launch-pad ready for take-off, one of the few things that can…
It used to be said that inspections of training providers could be ‘won and lost on your data’ and that data ‘told the story of…
Further Education, Professional and Occupational Pedagogy This series of articles is taken from the research monograph, Further Education, Professional and Occupational Pedagogy: Knowledge and Experiences…
@EducationGovUK and @GillianKeegan confirm plans for #TLevels 2020 are on track DfE and the Skills Minister Gillian Keegan have recently confirmed that plans for T…
Remote assessment is nothing new to Training Qualifications UK; it’s not even new to the sector. We’ve been keen advocates of it for a little…
Further Education can help Londoners to access opportunities in the city, but decades of underfunding have weakened London’s vocational and adult training offer. Now, in…
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