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...
Kerry Boffey of FIN identifies changes in the Ofsted operating guide and toolkit which require provider attention before September. Providers preparing for inspection should pay...
Today's announcement from the Prime Minister is significant structural reform. Technical education pathways from age 14, combining core academic subjects with employer contact and workplace...
By mid-July, most Further Education leadership teams have shifted their attention to enrolment, exam boards and the slow scramble to close out the academic year....
This year’s World Youth Skills Day theme, 'Skills for a shared future', is timely. Young people are entering a labour market being reshaped by artificial intelligence, automation and changing employer expectations. Yet too often we describe...
Economic inactivity linked to long-term health conditions has now reached 2.8 million people in the UK, costing the country an estimated £212 billion per year...
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In February 2025, the government announced large scale and wide reaching reforms to apprenticeship assessment, yet, in the months that have followed, detailed information has…
In one college, a skilled learning coordinator, let’s call her Jasmin, abruptly stopped attending team meetings. It wasn’t a lack of interest. The fast-paced, noisy…
Despite the huge buzz around AI and the opportunities it presents, when it comes to English language assessment, Dr Evelina Galaczi, Director of Research –…
Let’s be honest, GCSE resits can be tough! Not just for learners, but for us as teachers too. Every September, we welcome a group of…
As UK higher education institutions continue to expand their transnational education (TNE) provision, the digital landscape in host countries is becoming a critical factor in…
Imprinting The Nobel Prize-winning naturalist Konrad Lorenz famously studied the behaviour of greylag geese. He observed that, upon hatching, goslings would instinctively ‘imprint’ on the…
Generative AI is no longer on the horizon. It is already reshaping how we teach, lead and learn across the Further Education (FE) and Skills…
Transnational Education (TNE), and particularly the pathway and foundation sector, is a response to a more open and globally oriented educational landscape. These programmes offer…
Rob explains that we stand at a critical juncture in apprenticeship assessment reform. While the pivot offers welcome flexibility, success isn’t guaranteed. We face significant…
Every day, talented and experienced women are leaving careers they have spent years building. Not because they lack skill or ambition, but because menopause in…
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