At the start of his second week as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has announced what amounts to a revolution in education policy. We have heard...
Kerry Boffey of FIN identifies changes in the Ofsted operating guide and toolkit which require provider attention before September. Providers preparing for inspection should pay...
Today's announcement from the Prime Minister is significant structural reform. Technical education pathways from age 14, combining core academic subjects with employer contact and workplace...
By mid-July, most Further Education leadership teams have shifted their attention to enrolment, exam boards and the slow scramble to close out the academic year....
This year’s World Youth Skills Day theme, 'Skills for a shared future', is timely. Young people are entering a labour market being reshaped by artificial intelligence, automation and changing employer expectations. Yet too often we describe...
Economic inactivity linked to long-term health conditions has now reached 2.8 million people in the UK, costing the country an estimated £212 billion per year...
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...
Comment pieces, exclusive and non-exclusive featured content, corporate blogs, speech transcripts, and sector reactions.
Consultation launched to create new #FlexiApprenticeships The flexi-job apprenticeship consultation will run for six weeks, closing on 1 June 2021, and is seeking views…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has undoubtedly affected how education settings operate. It’s within this context that @Ofstednews have published their updated inspection handbooks today (20 Apr). The…
A @UKSupremeCourt ruling means that organisations such as Universities #andColleges that have used leaseback arrangements will not be subject to retrospective #VAT charges and could now save millions of pounds,…
The Office for Students (@OfficeStudents) today (19 Apr) called for urgent action to tackle harassment and sexual misconduct in universities and colleges. OfS chief executive, Nicola Dandridge, urges all higher education providers to review their policies, systems and procedures before…
It was quite comfortable sitting on the fence watching, as the first apprenticeship frameworks transitioned over to standards. Knowing my specialist subject of early years…
@EDSKthinktank – A-levels, BTECs and T-levels should be replaced by a ‘Baccalaureate’ The dominance of A-levels has relegated applied and technical education to second-class status,…
Government’s recovery plans in jeopardy because of cuts to adult training funds The government’s ability to deliver its skills agenda could be severely damaged if…
Having worked with 25 government bodies to help 1,000 people with a range of health conditions into work, we’ve learnt that the service model is only…
All university students who have not yet returned to campus and in-person teaching will be able to do so from 17 May, at the earliest, @MichelleDonelan has confirmed…
Winners and Losers in 2021 Speaking to the UK Student Accommodation Forum session on ‘Winners and Losers in 2021’ today (13 Apr), HEPI Director, Nick Hillman,…
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.
