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...
“ The Learning and Skills Council has this week announced the new prospectus for the third round of National Skills Academies. Launched in October 2006,…
“ “Every employer in the country should be involved in apprenticeships.” That’s what Stephen Gardner, Director of Work-Based Learning for the Learning and Skills Council…
“ The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has responded to the new skills white paper published earlier this spring. TUC has welcomed many of the suggestions…
“Ruth Kelly, Secretary for Education and Skills, is issuing a challenge to other Education ministers in the European Union that it is time to start…
“ Adults in under ““ represented groups are being reached out to with the introduction of a new guide from the Learning and Skills Development…
“ As the UK continues its 6 month Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Scotland’s Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) continue to…
“ The Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Peter Abraham, hosted the inaugural Lord Mayor’s 14-19 Achievement Awards for outstanding educational achievements at his official residence,…
“ Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) have agreed to a collaboration that aims to attract and develop staff…
Foreign languages should be a “mandatory component” of the new Specialised Diplomas and be relevant to “current youth culture”. Further, employers are urged to take…
“ Reacting to the developments involving NATFHE members who were sent dismissal notices by Newcastle College shortly after attending a ceremony with the College Governors…
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