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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Employment and Good Work Employment adds meaning to our lives and is connected with our sense of identity. It is important for realising our potential,…
@GavinWilliamson addresses the Foundation for Education Development (@FEDeducation) National Education Summit #FEDNES on education and building forward together: Good morning. And thank you Carl for…
David Hutber @irwinmitchell discusses the major changes to Property Law that could impact the FE Sector Covid-19 has brought in major changes to property law, which…
Suicide: The Biggest Killer While suicide amongst young people is rare, sadly, it is the biggest killer of people aged 16-24 (ONS, 2018). Suicide is…
On the Coattails of the Pandemic We have all read the dire warnings of a mental health emergency following on the coattails of the pandemic.…
New @EduPolicyInst study reveals the disadvantage gap in sixth forms and colleges A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), “Measuring the disadvantage gap in 16-19…
Over the past year, the world of education has adapted to challenges that no one could have predicted. The pandemic has caused the entire sector…
Chancellor @RishiSunak bolsters #PlanForJobs – flexi-apprenticeships, £3,000 Apprenticeship fee and additional £126M for Traineeships New innovative flexi-apprenticeship programme (“Flexi-Job” Apprenticeships to start in Jan 2022) to…
Each year, Save the Student’s nationwide accommodation survey highlights the financial and emotional struggles that students face when covering the cost of rent. But this…
The timeline has been extended for the transition of the external quality assurance (EQA) for end point assessment organisations (EPAOs) from the Institute for Apprenticeships…
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