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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On Wednesday 16th May the Education Select Committee interviewed Claudia Harris, CEO of The Careers & Enterprise Company and its Chair, Christine Hodgson. The Careers…
It was back in 1977 when the Star Wars character Ben Kenobi uttered the phrase ‘these aren’t the droids you’re looking for’ when using a…
If you were to ask anyone “what is the first thing that comes to mind if you hear ‘GDPR’?” it is likely they have heard…
Latest guidance on Apprenticeships published, but who should decide the cost of an Apprenticeship? Just over 12 months ago Apprenticeship funding moved from a system…
We’re awash with ‘weeks’ nowadays – celebratory or educational. Often, at ERSA, we’re asked to support these events and we do so, where we can,…
Over recent years there has been a significant increase in awareness around the issue of mental health in the workplace. Employers are now recognising this…
The mental health of students is challenging in the UK. For example, data collected from FE colleges revealed that 75% of them had referred their…
I am not afraid to tackle my demons, and to be brutally honest I tackle them head on and found a new lease of life…
“Oh, someone’s dealing with that.” is a phrase that I have heard from both further education and higher education staff. What they are referring to…
It’s often said the number one reason staff leave their job is not the salary, the terms and conditions, the holidays, the commute or irritation…
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