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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#LoveOurColleges – Colleges sit between students and employers. As they have increased in size through recent mergers, they have become significant anchors within their communities.…
Simon Reichwald, Strategic Lead for Talent at MyKindaFuture, the leading overlooked talent specialist, outlines his thoughts on why apprenticeships need to be seen in a…
“So – What Next?” Shaken not Stirred Is it too early to think post-virus? Pandemics are certainly not the exception in human history, they are in…
I keep hearing the word unprecedented .. ad nauseum. And education is certainly going through unprecedented times. But “unprecedented” shouldn’t be used as an excuse.…
Professor Richard Ryan, one of the world’s leading researchers on human motivation and the co-developer of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), believes the secret to a happier…
Women CEOs: Fighting For Representation This month marks the third annual deadline for UK businesses (over 250 employees) to publish their Gender Pay Gap data.…
The younger generation is both criticised and congratulated for their use of technology at the same time. While excessive exposure to screens can be detrimental…
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought far-reaching change at an unprecedented rate across all aspects of our lives. Post-16 education is no exception and colleges have…
It’s a Wednesday afternoon and I am sat in my study penning this article. I used to say to my staff almost ironically “Welcome to…
Recently we’ve been examining the challenges that rural pupils face in accessing further education and training. Since then, the country has faced unprecedented disruption from…
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