In my first two articles of this series, I explored the history of New Zealand's vocational education system and the announcement of the 2026 reforms....
AI literacy is often framed as a specialist skill: something required only in particular sectors, or by those who actively use artificial intelligence as part...
The Budget’s child-poverty reforms are vital, but closing education’s digital gap is now essential to ensure fair access, participation and assessment for all. Scrapping the...
Colleges are now operating in an environment where the traditional markers of credibility have weakened to the point of near collapse. Information that once arrived...
The global footprint of UK Higher Education (HE) is expanding, with transnational education (TNE) representing a growing proportion of the sector’s activity. As the number...
In an era defined by AI-generated content, one truth has become impossible to ignore: the value of human learning no longer peaks at creation. Today,...
This article draws on insights from a recent schools-focused event, but the principles extend far beyond the classroom. Many FE colleges are now grappling with...
As the UK accelerates toward its net zero ambitions, the demand for new skills is growing at an unprecedented rate. Nowhere is this more evident...
Part 1 of a 4-part series reviewing Ofsted’s Inclusion Toolkit via the graduated approach: Assess, Plan, Do, Review. Chris Quickfall and Cognassist have been championing...
On 30 October, nearly 80 leaders from across FE and skills including providers, educators, sustainability leads, employers, awarding bodies, policymakers and student voices spent a...
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Workforce planning can no longer just focus on headcount. Organisations today face unprecedented change: from the rise of automation and AI, to shifting skill demands,…
With nearly one million young people currently not in education, employment or training, a rapidly evolving labour market, and employers voicing growing concerns about the…
Adult learning is essential for helping workers and economies adjust to the intensifying demands of digitalisation, the green transition, and population ageing. New data from…
So, what does “good” vocational education look like and how do we continue to improve what we do? A couple of weeks ago, I had…
The Department for Education’s announcement that financial education will become statutory in the national curriculum for primary schools, with provision strengthened in secondary schools, marks a major milestone.…
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…
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