Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
V Levels could offer something the post-16 system badly needs: greater flexibility for young people who want vocational learning without having to specialise as early...
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In early February, the EU’s landmark AI Act, first proposed in June 2023, entered into regulatory force. The legislation empowers authorities to penalise companies within…
Young people are the future of our workforce, but too many face barriers that prevent them from getting a foot in the door. With nearly…
The UK economy is in a dire state and we are all feeling the effects. Hold on – that’s a bit of an understatement. The…
A year ago, I wrote a piece for these pages about my hopes for the future, having just become Chair of Governors at Milton Keynes…
As the UK faces profound labour market challenges, from persistent economic inactivity to the long-term impact of health inequalities, the conversation around careers and employability…
In the first of the previous two articles in this series, I have explored the persistent disability employment gap (DEG), highlighting systemic barriers, hiring biases…
Digital skills have long been a key requirement for employability, evolving as technology advances. It recently struck me that it wasn’t long ago that “proficient…
The Diploma in Teaching (Further Education & Skills) is the newest qualification for new teachers in the further education and skills sector. Introduced in September 2024, it replaced the…
Independent Training Providers (ITPs) across the country are playing a critical and growing role in shaping the future of post-16 education. Whilst its well known…
A member of the Curriculum and Assessment Review team recently described the interim report as primarily “problem diagnosis and definition”. It focuses on the evidence…
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