FE leaders are not short of priorities. Funding pressures, curriculum reform, skills gaps, and meeting diverse learner needs all demand attention, so the instinct can...
Across the country, clean energy projects are falling behind schedule. Sometimes it’s planning disputes. Other times, it’s budget pressures. But the challenge that often goes...
Part Three of three on children, social media and the ban. The first piece asked how we arrived here. The second asked what we should...
As AI adoption outpaces the systems meant to recognise it, the question for the sector is not how to teach AI, but how to certify...
There is a phrase that gets used a lot in education technology right now, and it rarely means what people think it means. "AI-powered" has...
Burnham’s push for No 10 North and a devolved 14–19 offer promises new routes for young people; whether the MBacc becomes the model is now...
The longer I spend working as an independent governance, risk and compliance consultant, the more I find myself thinking that many organisations aren't actually managing...
We know that attendance remains one of the most closely monitored metrics in education. Still, for those working across further education, inclusion, and youth participation,...
From the end of 2023, until the beginning of 2025, I was leading a piece of research titled Appreciating and Supporting Neurodiversity for the New...
Further Education colleges are already driving innovation every day, yet their contribution remains largely invisible in national policy. Elaine Baxter explores why recognising, supporting and...
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From Sentiment to Action No one would publicly disagree with the sentiment that the Government should forge a Green Recovery post-Covid and that apprenticeships and…
Transformed Jobs, Transformed Skills If we’re to meet the UK’s ambitious decarbonisation plans, achieve the 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution and do…
A Green Industrial Revolution In November 2020, the government published their Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. It provides a vision for green…
Level 3 #TLevels T levels are new Level 3 qualifications, to be studied over two years after GCSE. They will form one of three pathways…
Today is #WorldProductivityDay. Celebrated annually, the day provides both organisations and people the opportunity to find new ways to boost their productivity and commit to…
Reaching Net Zero The UK Government announced a ten-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution in November 2020. More recently, it made a commitment to…
The Meaning of a Statue There are not many statues of women in the UK – one assessment suggests that only one- in-five UK statues are…
Prime Minister @BorisJohnson visits @kirkleescollege Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kirklees College today to discuss the FE Professional Development Grant pilots which were launched today. He…
An All-Age Agenda It is more important than ever that we keep up the momentum in the fight against climate change. In recent years, our…
The #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show is aired live every Friday at 10:30am on the Skills World Live Productions website. You can watch the show in playback…
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