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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Last week, I talked a little about some of the developments in distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, I’d like to…
Colleges and Training Providers have a lot of data to manage. The problem is, many still rely on legacy systems and even paper-based processes to…
Since the coronavirus pandemic really began to affect our working lives towards the end of March, we’ve been keen to understand how it has affected…
Sector Response to @GavinWilliamson’s ministerial direction to @Ofqual on vocational #technical #qualifications and #FunctionalSkills The period since the Secretary of State for Education announced exams…
Berkshire Hathaway, Royal Dutch Shell, IBM, Lego, Old Spice, U2, Madonna, Artic Monkeys, The Beatles, David Bowie, The Cure and The Clash. What do they all…
@CityandGuilds Industry Skills Board writes to @GavinWilliamson and @GillianKeegan @EducationGovUK The City & Guilds Industry Skills Board (ISB), last night (8 Apr) sent a letter to…
The current #Coronavirus pandemic has presented a unique set of challenges to university students across the country. Social distancing measures, self-isolation and working from home…
Social media has been a world-changing phenomenon. Before Facebook’s founding in 2004 there was the likes of Bebo, Faceparty, and MySpace. However, the last 10…
#WorldHealthDay – Highlighting the contribution of universities to the fight to contain the spread of #Covid_19 When World Health Day was inaugurated by the World…
#COVID_19 and @DWP operational response Employability professionals have many day-to-day contacts with DWP staff and customers. You will know from the mainstream and social media…
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