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...
“Newcastle College’s Executive and NATFHE Branch Officers have agreed to use the services of ACAS to try and resolve the trade dispute over pay. Both…
“ After speaking for some thirty minutes to the delegates at the Association of Colleges (AoC) 16 ““ 19 Summer Conference in Stratford ““ upon…
“ FFORWM ““ the organisation that represents the FE sector in Wales ““ has welcomed the findings of a new study into Post-16 learning provision.…
“ Suffolk College brickwork trainees secured an outstanding win in a recent SKILL BUILD competition, held in Great Yarmouth. The event, which took place at…
“ A union has warned that a planned closure of an award-winning physics department would “make a mockery” of the UK’s support for sciences. The…
“ Reliability and commitment are just as important to employers as academic qualifications, according to research into small businesses. The interim results of the surveys…
[On the forthcoming Leitch review, expected December 2006] In 2004 Lord Leitch was commissioned by the Government to lead a review of the skills base…
“ The Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL) has responded to the introduction of the Further Education and Training Bill by announcing a qualifying programme…
I think the vision and ambition of Leitch is absolutely spot on. In terms of what they are trying to achieve, I cannot argue with…
“ The importance of employers” participation in the education of the workforce was the focus of the Skill Summit 2005, a forum where business leaders…
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