Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
V Levels could offer something the post-16 system badly needs: greater flexibility for young people who want vocational learning without having to specialise as early...
“ An organisation representing manufacturers across the nation has blasted government policies in further education as “a muddled landscape with excessive bureaucracy”, in a report…
Today’s curriculum is highly prescriptive and students are being forced into two “parallel” systems offering little choice, according to the Liberal Democrats. Sarah Teather MP,…
“ Liverpool’s “untapped” wealth of “goodwill and talent” will be given a boost as a new school for social entrepreneurs is launched today. The new…
“ A new training programme has been released for support staff who have traditionally received insufficient training to help boost morale and workplace commitment. The…
“ The government’s controversial plan to move offenders to police cells is likely to result in higher re-offending rates, a union has warned. Christiane Ohsan,…
“ Adult learners are not getting the full benefit of a £10 billion fund dedicated to further education, adult and work-based learning. Leaders across industry…
“ After the dust has settled on a year’s events in FE, it is time to reflect on the lessons learned and the road ahead…
“ The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has released a detailed analysis carried out into colleges” financial planning for the next three years. The analysis…
“ Submissions are being sought for nomination to win the European Award for Languages in 2006 as the National Centre for Languages (CILT) seeks motivational…
“ Following the success of last year’s cookery Master Class, a college in Sheffield has announced that celebrity chefs will once again be hosting a…
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