Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
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,...
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Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 662. Monday is the funeral of the Queen and this week has been a week of national mourning. So I…
Global events, including the war in Ukraine and the Russian sanctions that followed, have led to steep increases in the price of oil and gas.…
Welcome to the restart of the Skills World Live Radio Show, presented by Tom Bewick. We have a more solemn show for you this week,…
40% of the people that Workpays support do not have any qualifications whatsoever; in fact, in the whole of the UK, there are 16 million…
Across the country, there are millions of adults with poor qualifications and low levels of skills. In fact, a quarter of working-age adults in England…
The process of learning a language has gone through many changes in the past number of years. For starters, it cannot be denied that technology…
The UK employment rate for May to July 2022 for people aged 16 to 64 years decreased by 0.2 percentage points on the quarter to…
Currently the UK is in the remarkable position of having more job vacancies than there are unemployed people. However, many sectors are still struggling to…
The vast majority of people in the UK and its commonwealth have known just one Monarch. Elizabeth II has been a fixed point in the…
Energy bills are rising across the UK, and everyone from schools to universities are under pressure. A recent poll found headteachers anticipating a 106% rise in…
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