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...
“ Two of Britain’s largest academic unions have reiterated calls for university employers to allocate new funds to staff salary increases. In a joint statement,…
“ The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) has just announced that it is to launch an online support service for the Voluntary and…
“ West Cheshire College students were given the opportunity to learn about Chester’s history and heritage, following a visit from a representative from the Duke…
“ In the world of training provision, those companies that relied on private funding had always been viewed with little respect by the FE sector.…
“ The Basic Skills Agency have recently announced the appointment of a new Executive Director for Wales. Toni Schiavone will replace Rhiannedd Pratley, who is…
“ Unemployed disabled people residing in London were offered an innovative opportunity by the Circles Network to help increase their potential for employment. At a…
“ The University and College Union (UCU) has backed thousands of students from across the UK in a call to abolish university tuition fees. Speaking…
“ An international courier company was awarded with one of the “highest accolades” at the National Training Awards held last week in Nottingham. Rewarded for…
“ A Conservative government would “open the doors to privatisation” and be a disaster for further education, a union has warned. Speaking at the Association…
“We introduced the International Baccalaureate five months ago at the college. We serve a catchment in Southampton which is in an area in the top…
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