When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his...
The idea that a career in research is becoming obsolete is easy to understand. It is also wrong, but not for the reasons you might expect. Behind the debate about research careers lies a more...
It’s Youth Employment Week, and in a special feature for FE News, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members Adrian Wookey,...
Aspiring marketers are set to enter the industry at a challenging, but exciting time. Competition for jobs may only become greater, with the recent Milburn...
Picture this. A member of your teaching staff is three weeks into a formal performance improvement process. Observations have been graded as requiring improvement. You...
This is Part One of three on the under-sixteen social media ban: how we got here, whether it is right and what comes next. On...
This was my fifth AELP National Conference and it's safe to say I've never experienced one quite like it. It was certainly the hottest, but...
In November 2025, in schools and colleges across England, well over 160,000 GCSE English and Maths entries were sat in the autumn series, a figure...
Yusuf Ibrahim, Vice Principal at CAVC, takes Alan Milburn's interim review as a starting point and asks what the Welsh data really tells us about...
Andy Burnham hasn't become Prime Minister yet. His speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester this afternoon reads less like a leadership pitch and...
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.
During a recent business trip to Australia, I attended the Institute of Employment Professionals (IEP) Fellow Dinner in Sydney. While one evening’s conversation can only…
As we look at the state of further education (FE) today, it has never been more important for institutions to be aware of the need…
When I served as Apprenticeships and Skills Minister, a picture of JFK adorned my office wall, bearing his famous words about sending man to the…
Technology in the classroom has long been a contentious issue. From the integration of laptops and tablets to educational computer games, the debate often centres…
According to the latest OECD survey, the progress in developing essential skills in England is mixed. While young people’s skills have improved, 8.5 million adults…
As students get ready to leave for the winter break, they’ll return with a list of expectations for being safeguarded in further education. That list…
In this article, Annie Chechitelli, Chief Product Officer at Turnitin, shares common myths about AI in education and offers educators a more realistic view to…
Extended reality (XR) is already having a major impact on a huge range of sectors and industries. Whether through virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality…
Funding and government support often grab headlines when it comes to fixing the UK’s skills shortage. However, there are some quicker remedies available to employers,…
As young people prepare for education and training transitions, they face crucial career decisions that shape their futures. In a rapidly changing and competitive labour…
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.
