In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
During this summer's heatwaves, further education and skills providers across the country found themselves trying to run assessments, practical workshops and exams in buildings, workplaces...
This summer has delivered the clearest statement of intent on skills that further education has seen in a generation. Technical education pathways from age 14,...
For social care to be fit for the future, the workforce must be central to reform. Adult social care stands at a critical moment. Demand for care...
The State of the Skills Sector 2026 reveals that skills providers largely have confidence in their own performance, but far less certainty about policy, funding,...
My first job in the civil service was working on the team delivering plans for 14-19 Diplomas in response to the Tomlinson Review. It was a...
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The Former Skills Minister is appointed Education Secretary in PM Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet Reshuffle. Gillian Keegan was appointed Skills Minister in February 2020 and was…
The Great Reshuffle continues within the Government as Rishi Sunak is announced as Prime Minister! Sunak will take over from Liz Truss in a time…
Jack Parsons has been working hard to make sure that every young person in the UK has the chance to succeed in whatever they choose…
Nearly all of the measures in the Growth Plan published on Friday 23rd September have now been reversed by Jeremy Hunt, the new Chancellor. A…
The last few years have seen some interesting shifts in what we could call “non-traditional” routes to starting a full-time undergraduate degree, especially in terms…
Graham Razey (CEO EKC Group) speaks to Tracey Trotter to give his thoughts on the success and impact of Coaching in the College group. Tracey…
The UK Government has made raising the UK’s growth rate the Government’s central economic mission and has emphasised the importance of boosting productivity to achieving…
University tuition fees have been debated endlessly across the UK since at least the Dearing Report over a quarter of a century ago. There is…
Three-quarters of UK recruiters say a four-day week will be the norm by 2030, according to research commissioned by NatWest on the future of work. 70% of…
The pandemic posed a huge challenge for all of us. While there might have been a general enthusiasm about the return to ‘normality’, the cost-of-living…
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