Across Further Education, leaders are asking the same questions. Why are capable people burning out? Why do committed staff take on more than is sustainable...
The UK has had no shortage of interventions to deal with youth unemployment. From the New Deal for Young People in the late 1990s, through...
Tertiary education drives innovation and creates opportunities for people and communities across Wales. It unlocks the potential to shape futures and is vital in creating...
Alan Milburn’s review offers a crucial opportunity to tackle rising youth inactivity, but early, targeted support for young people with social, emotional and mental health...
The rising number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is one of the most urgent social and economic challenges facing the...
For many school and college leaders, Ofsted sits somewhere between a necessary accountability mechanism and an ever-present source of anxiety. Over the course of my...
A young person’s postcode still has a profound impact on the opportunities they have access to. Despite years of policy focused on skills and education...
Yesterday's DfE data release showed a headline figure of a 2% decline in adult FE participation. Sounds manageable. Dig deeper, and the picture is far...
Sarah Vickrage of Fellowship of Inspection Nominees explains how staff retention improves if providers apply inclusive practice to staff as well as to learners. Ofsted...
Recent years have exposed how public institutions can fail the people they serve and how the absence of candour can deepen harm when things go...
Exclusive thought leadership articles written peer to peer by leading experts about the future of education and the future of work. Experts writing op’ed and thought leadership articles on apprenticeships, skills and employability.
Data is more than just a tool and it’s becoming the cornerstone of any competitive strategy. For higher education institutions (HEIs) it’s no exception and…
Sultan from Beamery explores the growing importance of skills over traditional degrees in today’s rapidly changing job market. It discusses how education systems must adapt…
This year’s FE + Skills Collective conference ‘Bridging Policy and Pedagogy for a Stronger Skills System’ provided a timely opportunity for the sector to step…
If FE is considered the Cinderella sector, the FE + Skills Collective was the chance for her to go to the ball. A joint venture…
Stephanie Conville, Higher Education Lead at Codec, highlights the strategies universities are employing to appeal to international applicants, from developing user-friendly digital admissions platforms to…
On 22nd July 2024, the Labour Government launched a new Arms-Length Body (ALB) to strengthen governance in the skills system – Skills England (SE). This…
Australia, long recognised as the pioneer in international education, is grappling with proposals to limit the enrolment of new international students through individual caps for…
This article emphasises Black History Month (BHM) 2024, as a crucial step in addressing the exclusion of Black British history from education. It urges educators…
With a promise of continued innovation, many educational leaders have questioned what the future of education will look like. Some believe that the concept of…
Skills – and in particular apprenticeships – are high on the agenda of government. We have had tepid economic growth since the global economic crisis…
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