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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Bridging the Skills Gap in the UK: The Role of Awarding Bodies in Shaping a Skilled Workforce The UK continues to face a significant skills…
The House of Lords Social Mobility Committee, which I have the privilege of chairing, is coming towards the end of its inquiry. It is therefore…
Kirstie Donnelly, CEO of City & Guilds, discusses the UK construction sector’s chronic skills crisis threatening government housing targets. Despite £625 million government investment, she…
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has recently released updated Appropriate Filtering and Monitoring Definitions that represent a clear shift in digital safeguarding expectations for…
England is facing chronic skills shortages and apprenticeships can play a key role in closing this gap. However, while there is some very good provision…
This is the second article from Sarah Sutcliffe and Jackie Stark from ProAssess and Jacqui Molkenthin from JEML Consulting designed to support EPAOs/AOs understand the…
For many years I worked on the front line engaging and helping young people who had fallen out of education, training or work. Many of…
Across the Further Education (FE) sector, the need for a cultural shift in how we approach quality, improvement, and staff development has never been greater.…
Northern Ireland’s Economy Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald, and Education Minister, Paul Givan, have jointly unveiled the Careers Action Plan 2025–2028, a landmark three-year initiative designed…
Skills England is being launched at a pivotal moment for the UK economy. Major global shifts, from rapid digitalisation to the transition to net zero,…
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