Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“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...
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Association of Colleges has announced Sally Dicketts, Chief Executive of Activate Learning, as its next President. She will take up the role on 1 August…
During the COVID-19 crisis there has been a great push to utilise technology for the benefit of all, this is to be applauded. In a…
@LeedsCityColl urges businesses to support #apprentices The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted industries and economies globally. As the UK begins to open up again, many companies…
Universities Minister Michelle Donelan delivered a speech at the Going Global summit hosted by the British Council, outlining support for international students: Good afternoon everyone.…
@eduint – Many economists predict that the COVID-19 pandemic will produce the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Policies and the…
The world is changing, unprecedented is now being replaced with new normal and I’m sure that will be followed with something else. As an observer…
Before we had even heard the dreaded words ‘COVID-19’, the world and the labour market were already changing fast. Our most recent report at the…
The UK’s social distancing measures, designed to curb the spread of coronavirus, have had a significant impact on all sectors and areas of business. With…
@The_IMI repeats its call for two year pause on Apprenticeship Levy clawback Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry responds to Boris Johnson’s…
#SeptemberPromise – On last night’s daily Government briefing (Wednesday 3rd June 2020), Prime Minister @BorisJohnson mentioned an #ApprenticeGuarantee for young people, particularly in light of…
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