“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
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In today’s Shedding Light on the Labour Market, we take a look at how employer skills demand has changed over the last year. The chart…
@WorldSkillsEuro and the EuroSkills Graz Organising Committee officially announced today that EuroSkills Graz has been rescheduled for 22–26 September 2021. The event was originally scheduled…
@cityandguilds launch: The Building bridges towards future jobs report. A third of Britons are worried about starting their career over again – but only a quarter are willing…
With yet another lockdown upon us, educational and community spaces have once again been left in limbo. COVID-19 has not just taken a toll on…
Thousands of students will benefit from an additional £50 million to support them with financial pressures from the pandemic, the Universities Minister has announced today (2 February). Today’s…
Luke Sibieta, Research Fellow @TheIFS, sets out the potential long-run costs of lost schooling: As a result of the pandemic, children across the UK are…
@Wonkhe release a new report: ‘Taking the Debate Forward’ – freedom of speech and diverse political activity on campus The proposals are the product of…
Hiring was switched on its head in 2020, as record employment pre-pandemic turned into record unemployment by the end of the year. Appealing to the…
Teaching has been dealt a huge blow by the coronavirus pandemic, with thousands of schools all around the UK forced to close during national lockdowns.…
@PaulEdmonds217 reflects on the Hair and Beauty route @IFAteched The hair and beauty route review has provided an opportunity to reflect on the route and the…
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