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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@SCLeducation are ‘Innovating to Educate’, staying inside and staying ‘stronger together’ In unprecedented times, SCL found themselves in a position where their only choice was to…
Over 320,000 University Students have signed an online petition calling for their fees to be reimbursed in light of the closure of Universities and the switch to…
Congratulations to Rebecca Long-Bailey (@RLong_Bailey) on her appointment as @UKLabour Shadow Education Secretary Keir Starmer has today (6 Apr) appointed his new Shadow Cabinet. This…
I have had the pleasure of helping over 40 businesses in the past three weeks with my business surgeries. Listening to business owners about how…
The lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic has effectively shut down a number of sectors. Restaurants, shops and leisure facilities have been ordered to…
The #COVID_19 pandemic is going on to create an epidemic of loneliness, which can go on to harm our mental and physical health Remote workers,…
Since the Secretary of State for Education @GavinWilliamson announced that the 2020 #exam series in England would be cancelled to help fight the spread of…
Government consultation With all of the ‘Consultations’ that are out at the moment, all have been extended due to COVID-19 apart from the reforms to…
What a difference a week makes @Activate_Learn! At Activate Learning, our seven further education colleges went into the Coronavirus spin, much like the rest of…
@UCU calls on colleges and universities to work together in the wider national interest Union says UK cannot afford to sack key staff at a…
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