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...
“ Poor provision and a lack of teachers have left English language courses in a dire state, according to new evidence published today. The National…
“ A £15 million fund will be transferred to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) today to further the training and development of employees. Secretary of…
“ A 21 year-old chef from Sheffield has scooped the top prize at last months New Zealand-United Kingdom Culinary Challenge. Chris Hagan, a student at…
“ NATFHE, the UK’s University and College Lecturers” Union, has responded to the green paper on offender skills recently released by calling attention to the…
“ 2005 saw the Further Education sector expand further than ever, with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) budget for FE expected to grow even…
“ The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) have organised a conference that will allow educators to debate the future of adult learning in…
“ 2006 seems certain to be a year of change yet again for Further Education as more learners join and funding issues roll on. FE…
“ The Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) may have a limited shelf life as an independent organisation, with the merger with Ofsted growing ever closer. Even…
“ The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is currently gearing up to honour apprentices, both regionally and nationally, in the Real Success Apprenticeship Awards to…
“ In an announcement sure to bring satisfaction to the hearts of all in Further Education, the UK Premiere of a new Anthony Hopkins film…
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