Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee summarises the findings and conclusions of the Committee’s year-long inquiry. For...
Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
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...
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Practically everyone you chat to – is now aware of mental health struggles. This is a massive step forward no question and no doubt accelerated…
In today’s Shedding Light on the Labour Market, we take a look at the latest Claimant Count, Furlough and Job Postings data across the UK,…
To help students cope with the pressures of virtual learning and isolation, some universities have introduced phone campaigns offering advice for future study or work,…
Today, (Wed 24 Mar) the Education and Employers Charity (@Edu_Employers) publishes its ‘Starting Early‘ report. As Government considers a range of options to help children’s education…
Education Secretary @GavinWilliamson launched the UK Government’s long-awaited Further Education White Paper, Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth, in January. It has…
In recent years, girls and women are showing more interest in pursuing #STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers than ever before. From GCSEs to…
New @LearnWorkUK research: Pandemic has widened jobs and skills inequalities, putting ‘levelling up’ at risk launched on the #LockdownAnniversary The coronavirus pandemic has worsened inequalities in work…
Simon Lebus @Ofqual delivered a speech, to the National Association of Head Teachers (@NAHTnews) (18 Mar), on the topic of assessment in 2021: Good afternoon.…
Michael Benton’s 2019 paperback Dinosaurs Rediscovered holds numerous sketches and data on creatures which persisted and changed through three periods of the Mesozoic Era –…
New @LearnWorkUK and @Worldskillsuk report highlights a potential catastrophic gap in digital skills provision Britain could be heading for a catastrophic gap in digital skills provision which is…
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