Andy Burnham's call to put technical education at the heart of the national conversation is a welcome one. His proposal to expand technical pathways and...
Today, thousands of our learners across the country will open their Level 3 and T Level results and take another important step on their career...
Results day is the starting point – not the finish line: how parents and carers can support young people this summer For many families, results...
There are very few moments in a career when you quietly sit back and think, "We've finally got there." Last week was one of those...
Andy Burnham means business. Two weeks into the job, the new Prime Minister has promised to end rough sleeping, fix social care, cap energy bills...
It seems everyone in Greater Manchester has an Andy Burnham Story. Mine starts backstage at Parklife festival in 2017. I was fortunate enough to be...
Employers understand the need for skills. They experience recruitment pressures, changing technology and gaps in workforce capability directly. What many understand less clearly, is how...
The Breaking Barriers report is absolutely right to focus on building more bridges into work for young people and moving the debate away from cliff...
On Tuesday last week, the Prime Minister announced plans to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study. There was more focus on...
In the first three months of 2026, the number of young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEETs) passed...
“ Last week saw the Association of Further Education Colleges in Wales (fforwm) Annual Conference in Llandudno, between the 8th and 9th of June. Speaking…
“ Local elections seem to be the single yardstick for measuring a Government’s true public status in the interregnum between media ““ saturated nationwide campaigns.…
“ Engaging and selling to Employers requires as disciplined and structured an approach as any other role in a college. A Harvard Business Review report…
Pathfinder Seeking to Bring More Learners into FE Encouraging more people to enter education and training in ways that the so called “conventional” model does…
“Train to Gain is aiming to provide women with access to obtaining Level 3 qualifications in a pilot scheme in London. Senior female figures from…
“Lord Leitch’s Review of Skills Prosperity for all in the global economy was published in Dec 2006. It called upon the government, employers and individuals…
“International Adult Learners Week is being celebrated by 100 adult learners and learning providers from across the globe today. Delegates from more than 40 countries…
“The LSC has named Capgemini as its main IT supplier in a new contract believed to be worth £245 million over the next five years.…
“With anxiety and depression now accounting for more working days lost than backache, a leading learning and skills organisation is briefing its trade union reps…
“The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) has published its first annual review since it came into being in April 2006, claiming to have saved £23 million…
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