After my ADHD diagnosis, the research, and that conversation with a former employer, I noted in my last article that I'd launched something that I...
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...
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The Employability Sector The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) is the representative body for the employment support sector. Poor mental health is a significant and…
Staff and Students When it comes to the question of mental health in post-16 education, much of the focus in recent months has understandably been…
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease and in-person learning starts again, the reality of Covid-19 mass of testing staff and students is with us. This…
While you may have graduated from university with a great degree, this does not guarantee you a job immediately after you graduate. This is because…
Mental Fitness after lockdown As the dust settles and we assess life after lockdown, we will need to equip today’s learners with the skills they…
The Student Mental Health Crisis Covid-19 has exacerbated the fundamental flaws in our education system that contribute to, and are complicit in, the student mental…
Bill Jones, Deputy CEO at @LuminateEdGroupp and Principal at @leedscitycoll reflects on the #Budget2021 The Chancellor’s Budget announcement has revealed many positive opportunities for FE colleges…
Assumed Resilience Mature students in higher education are defined as those aged over 21. They are often portrayed as self-reliant, independent learners, who are naturally…
During National Apprenticeship Week 2021 #NAW2021, Amazing Apprenticeships (@AmazingAppsUK) was invited by the Social Mobility Commission (@SMCommission) to join an expert panel for a webinar…
Good Mental Health for Everyone The Covid-19 pandemic is normalising conversations about mental health and wellbeing in mainstream media, politics, and in people’s homes and…
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