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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The Levelling Up agenda is, at heart, about tackling economic and social inequalities, and the White Paper has identified the importance of detailed local data…
When his brief was education policy, Michael Gove came across as a sceptic of modern universities. A decade on, after his appointment as the Secretary…
By the *Black Leadership Group (BLG): #AntiRacismInAction: Deconstructing the Black Paradox with co-Founders and BFELG Directors: Amarjit Basi, Robin Landman OBE, Stella Ngozi Mbubaegbu CBE…
There is a lot to like in the Levelling Up White Paper and yet ultimately it disappoints by falling short of the strategy and solutions…
A new report warns that there is a substantial risk that teacher recruitment targets will not be met this year across a large range of…
Joe Crossley, CEO of Qube Learning, a national training and recruitment solutions provider, works to increase the employment prospects for those furthest down the socioeconomic…
Life chances and education go together. Once someone leaves school with few qualifications, it requires considerable dedication and effort to catch up. Many never do.…
Ofsted and HMI Prisons release: “Prison education: a review of reading education in prisons” report. Failing to teach prisoners to read leaves up to half…
The long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper was published on 2 February 2022. There are some admirable and well thought through concepts and creative and robust…
The Levelling Up White Paper was both long awaited and long, clocking in at 332 pages. It includes a list of the largest cities in…
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