It has been nine months since the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee, which I chaired, published its report ‘Social mobility: Local roots, lasting...
As budgets tighten and campus capacity shrinks, hybrid models offer a practical way to deliver exams at scale. As higher and further education institutions across...
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...
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The updated publication of @EducationGovUK’s testing handbook for secondary schools and colleges on coordinating rapid testing has been published today (23 Dec) with key information on…
The increased presence of technology within college sport is proving beneficial for colleges, teachers and students alike. Programmes are being bolstered with numerous technology solutions…
“Let’s stave off another crisis in UK schools and universities in 2021 by embracing online assessment” says Professor Keith Straughan Last week, schools in Wales closed…
A new report by the Education Policy Institute (@EduPolicyInst) finds that less than a third (31%) of the additional costs facing schools as a result…
Neil Birch reflects on the lessons he gained from participating in FED’s virtual roundtables: When I was asked recently to join the Fed panel to…
The cybersecurity skills gap is one of the most pervasive bugbears in the information security community. A lack of high-level cybersecurity specialists is often viewed…
Technology and the potential for a fully digital classroom have quickly emerged as an important part of modern education. Prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic,…
One million laptops and tablets to support children and young people through the pandemic Schools and councils have received over 560,000 devices this year to…
The world has changed significantly in 2020, and this has had a profound impact on us all – whether in the workplace, education or our…
On Tuesday 15 December, @EducationGovUK announced that teachers and pupils will have access to rapid testing from the start of January 2021. Then, with less…
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