The Breaking Barriers report is absolutely right to focus on building more bridges into work for young people and moving the debate away from cliff...
On Tuesday last week, the Prime Minister announced plans to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study. There was more focus on...
In the first three months of 2026, the number of young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEETs) passed...
The recent FE News special feature for Youth Employment Week rightly celebrated the employers who are working hard to open doors for young people, showcasing...
Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee provides an update on the Committee’s year-long inquiry. The cross-party House of Lords Numeracy for Life...
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...
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One of the nicer aspects of working in FE and skills is that we are in a sector where there is normally a cross-party…
If you had to ‘Google’ the meaning of ‘Generation Z’ you are not alone. Having ‘Googled’ the terms associated with defining generations it turns out…
Mental health has come to the fore over the last few years, with charities, royals and employers working hard to highlight what has often been…
CAREERS ADVICE FOR ADULTS: £9 SAVED FOR EVERY £1 SPENT. In late 2017, the Board of Careers Yorkshire and the Humber: National Careers Service commissioned…
Initial vs Diagnostic Assessments: What’s the difference? I must admit, I still get confused between initial and diagnostic assessment. If diagnostic assessment is carried out…
Conventional Education Isn’t The Path to Employment That It Once Was At last. A respected educator that recognises the perils that FHE currently faces, and…
For anyone in doubt about the scale of the mental health crisis among young people, a recent student mental health survey conducted by the NUS…
Ahhh, another new school year has begun. It is a time of great excitement for pupils after returning from their summer holidays and seeing friends…
Am I alone? I confess any connection between Albert Einstein and the role of a CEO had totally escaped me. But then I heard the…
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the UK’s population reached its largest ever tally at 65.6 million during 2016. The…
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