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...
“ Steve Palmer of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Lancashire went through great pain to promote the Retail Zone exp05 skills festival at Preston…
“ In July 2004 the Welsh government announced that it would be absorbing the independent further education funding body, Education and Learning Wales (ELWa), into…
“ Following in the foot ““ steps of the boom in vocational training, and with the call of UNISON echoing in her ears, Ruth Kelly,…
“ In September 2005, a report published by the Forum of Prisoner Education (FPE) criticised the Government’s casual approach to putting into action urgent reforms…
“ The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) has recognised the significant contribution by colleges to the Government’s “Skills for Life” strategy to improve the…
“ Bill Rammel, Minister for Further Education, has welcomed the funding rise for colleges announced by the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) this week. The…
“ The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) for Surrey, in conjunction with Connexions Surrey and the Surrey County Council, have announced the formation of a…
“ Bennetts Castle Care Home, of Dagenham, has received praise at the Learning at Work Day event for its progressive training policies. The event was…
“A European Social Fund (ESF) sponsored project, run by Lambeth Women’s Workshop (LWW), has been chosen to appear in a promotional video. The video will…
“ The Government announced the launch of three National Skills Academies yesterday as part of its £90 million drive to raise the standard of industry…
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