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...
Ahead of Jisc’s 2026 leadership survey opening in February, Robin Ghurbhurun takes a look at what’s been keeping FE leaders awake at night during the last decade. Since 2016, the FE sector...
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In July 2024, over half of London’s Further Education (FE) colleges came together at a Crisis Summit organised by the Black Leadership Group (BLG). The…
The recent move of skills policy for England to DWP means things will be different for Jacqui Smith, she now has offices in two Departments.…
We caught up with Paul Cox, Group Chief Executive at Energy & Utility Skills Group, at their conference in Birmingham last week to talk about…
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We caught up with Skills Minister Jacqui Smith this week at the Energy and Utility Skills Conference to talk about the Government’s big push on…
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