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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The age of disruption powered by technological advancement is seeing business models, industries and working practices transform. The questions is: To keep up with the…
It’s a sign of the times that the fastest way to get the family together is to unplug the wifi. According to research by Gartner…
It’s too early to ‘reform’ the apprenticeship reforms because numbers are declining at SMEs. When the latest apprenticeship start figures were released on 14th June…
It was spring of 2011, sat in a packed conference room, somewhere in London, where I vividly recall listening to Doug Richard as he set…
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past 12 months, you’ll be aware of the struggles we are having as a country to…
The productivity challenge is one we are familiar with. However, rather than being a story of doom and gloom, we believe it offers the opportunity…
“Research released today featuring in this morning’s CityAM, shows that almost half of businesses that operate an apprenticeship scheme under the new guidelines are struggling…
The value of apprentices in the workplace is still shockingly overlooked, which is a serious error from employers. The benefits of investing in apprentices and…
The whole purpose of the T Levels is to develop the skills which meet the business needs in the economy. In theory, they sound a…
Starting university can be a stressful time for students. Moving away from home and family, students can often find themselves far from people they would…
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