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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When I was contemplating applying to become a college principal I was haunted by the kind of person I thought I needed to be: “Strong-willed,…
Universities need to adapt to changing patterns of work Universities and further education colleges, from both public and private sectors, make the central contribution to…
Delivering great training online is more about engagement than IT skills Delivering FE and skills provision to learners remotely is not easy. And it’s not…
Be #agile or be at risk Agility has always been an important mindset but we now find ourselves in the position where it is…
For #InternationalNursesDay2020 today (12 May) Alison Kilduff, Head of #MentalHealth #Nursing @DerbyUni highlights the acute shortage of nurses working with people with psychological conditions and learning disabilities,…
The Colour of Courage Courage, this has been a word I have examined over the past few weeks and continue to explore on both a…
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…
I keep reading about the death of adult learning. But I don’t believe it! It started with the Learning and Work Institute’s adult participation survey…
Will #virtual learning go viral after the pandemic passes? The further education industry has been through a period of radical change in the last few…
The rise of Covid-19 will change behaviours in education permanently The current issues we’re facing with education going digital and managing the curriculum online, has…
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