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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On Saturday the Prime Minister @BorisJohnson announced that, from today (5 Nov), the country will enter a new period of national restrictions until at least…
In our last Shedding Light on the Labour Market, we looked at employer job postings since the initial Lockdown restrictions were lifted in June, in…
The need for specific employable skills in the workplace is essential. Attracting and acquiring new talent to all industries is a competitive field, with more…
Another college is possible, and it should be founded on an agreed public purpose and shared values. While college cannot aspire to be utopia it…
In the latest flagship @TheIFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, researchers look at the challenges posed by COVID-19…
The Prime Minister announced tougher national restrictions in England. This follows a Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister on Saturday (31 Oct). From Thursday, everyone must…
@IPPR calls for spending review to include a long-term funding settlement for further education, to help drive economic recovery Furloughed workers who lose their jobs…
Apprentices in England will soon be able to boldly study what no students have studied before in the UK, thanks to a new Government-backed space…
UK Goes Big for #NationalMentoringDay 2020 Lords, MPs, celebrities, businesses, and individuals across all sectors of the UK celebrated in an overwhelming response to this year’s…
National Tutoring Programme #NTP launches in schools The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is today (2 Nov) launching in schools. The NTP has been designed and developed by…
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