As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
Kerry Boffey of FIN asks if nominee training is about preparing for an Ofsted inspection or should it be doing something much bigger. Of course,...
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Rather than regarding dyslexia as a problem or condition to be treated, education establishments should see it as an asset, a gift even, argues Kiran…
A Sector in Crisis Social care is in crisis. Skills for Care, the sector body, reports over 100,000 vacancies being advertised on an average day…
A crucial sector Adult social care plays a crucial role in our society, yet the sector is in crisis. Whether large or small, public or…
A Growing Sector with Acute Challenges Adult social care is a large and growing sector in UK society but one with a number of acute…
The Value of Adult Social Care Oonagh Smyth, the Chief Executive of Skills for Care, rightly says: “Social care is a fundamental infrastructure in our…
Ofsted’s Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care. The last…
The Post-16 FE Workforce The adult social care workforce is projected to grow 29% by 2035 (Skills for Care) and the FE sector plays a…
Ahead of Heriot-Watt University’s Future Skills Conference at Expo 2020 Dubai on 8 December, Dr Gillian Murray, explores the changes in the student population and…
Supporting Learners Work in the health and care sector is increasingly seen as a key skill area as the country deals with the consequences of…
Covid-19 and Adult Social Care Out of the multitude of lessons the United Kingdom had to draw from the pandemic, two in particular stand out.…
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