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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June is most definitely the month to celebrate in ERSA-land. Not only do we have national Employability Day looming on 29 June, where employment support…
There are two sorts of policy questions. Some issues appear simple but are actually complicated – including in education. That is why there are such…
Hema Tank, Associate Dean at The London Institute of Banking & Finance which provides degree-level apprenticeships in the finance sector, gives her thoughts on the open…
Last week I went to see the brilliant theatre production Hamilton in London. The cast perform eight shows a week and tickets are sold out…
It probably comes as no surprise that Ofsted have taken the decision to place subcontracted provision under greater scrutiny with the introduction of monitoring visits…
Research has shown that 50% of mental health problems are established by age 14 and 75% by age 24. Further education colleges, which cater for…
In Camilla Turner’s Telegraph article last week, Nick Hillman, HEPI Director is quoted: “It is a good thing that these people [BTEC students] are going into higher…
An open letter from representatives from government, business schools, businesses and other organisations – including Sony, Airbus, Barclays, Santander, Euan Blair’s start-up WhiteHat, the Sutton…
Your competitors aren’t other ESFA funded providers Your competitors are commercial education and information sites including YouTube, commercial/non-funded providers and international organisations. (Click here to…
The Need for a Brand New Qualification So, what’s wrong with the current education system in the UK? And why are T levels the missing…
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