In my previous articles, I examined the vocational education reforms and the new Tertiary Education Strategy. In this fifth article, I explore how these two...
The final months of 2025 brought a flurry of government announcements across FE and skills, from the Post-16 White Paper and apprenticeship assessment reforms to...
The construction industry is the backbone of the UK economy. It delivers the homes we live in, the infrastructure that connects us, and the energy...
Findings from a study by researchers at King’s College London and the Edge Foundation suggest that tackling widespread school alienation by addressing its root causes...
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how people live and work - and recruitment is no exception. The widespread adoption of platforms like ChatGPT has led...
How to Ask Well is emerging as a critical leadership competency across Further Education. As FE teams navigate heavy workloads, pressure to deliver outcomes, and...
On 2 December 2025, Ministers Shane Reti and Penny Simmonds released New Zealand's new Tertiary Education Strategy for 2025-2030. In this fourth article in my...
Apprenticeship Governing Boards: What does 2026 hold? I've spent many years sitting on or advising the boards and committees of independent training providers, employer providers...
I'm incredibly proud to share that I've now completed my Level 7 Senior Leadership apprenticeship at The University of Manchester: Alliance Manchester Business School – graduating with a...
The Education and Training Foundation’s recent Achieving Social Value in Further Education and Skills report puts into words something many of us working in apprenticeships...
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Iffi Wahla, co-founder and CEO of global hiring platform Edge, addresses the digital skills gap in this article, looking at the skills that businesses need…
This article provides guidance for academic institutions on fostering a culture of lifelong learning, emphasising strategies to instil continuous curiosity, adaptability, and skill development among…
Maintaining high talent retention during a skills shortage is not easy. There is no shortcut. Businesses must provide employees with opportunities for learning and development…
Kelly Guthery, Careers and Employability Lead at Outcomes First Group (OFG) reflects on the importance of ensuring all young people with special educational needs (SEN)…
Workload and well-being go hand in hand. With the recent ratification of initial recommendations from the Workload Reduction Taskforce, by the Minister of State for…
Richard Foster-Fletcher explores blockchain’s impact on education, focusing on revolutionising credential verification, lifelong learning and fraud prevention. Highlighting examples from MIT and Woolf University, the…
Ben Knight, Head of Language, Content and Pedagogy at Oxford University Press, reflects on the enthusiasm shown for AI in education, and how we can…
The facts speak for themselves on the link between health and wealth, and the root causes for vulnerable populations being unemployed. An IPPR study reveals…
A significant gender gap persists in many STEM fields. To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we look at how early intervention…
Local further education colleges are ‘the way to go’ for studying towards a foundation degree, HNC or HND and provide an alternative pathway to traditional…
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