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...
“ A new report into the Government’s “Skills for Life Strategy” praises its capacity for attracting learners but exposes fundamental problems with provision across the…
“ Deeside College is celebrating being named joint winners of the Fforwm: Supporting Students to Success award. The ceremony, organised by Fforwm, a body representing…
“ Given the strength of feeling within the FE sector on the general state of governmental support for colleges, and in particular the issues raised…
“ Warwickshire College is taking English language learning to China. The college has just opened two new language schools in Ningbo and in Henan Province.…
“ The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has announced that the increased funding allocations for the work – based learning sector, backed by a four…
“ Students from Weston College sang and danced in tribute to Broadway musicals in a lavish commencement of the 2006 Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) Star…
Monday night, 30th October 2006, and the stars shone bright at QIA’s first STAR Awards ceremony at the Battersea Evolution Centre. This was a glittering…
“ The government yesterday published the Further Education and Training Bill, designed to give colleges degree-awarding powers while abolishing local LSC councils, among other provisions.…
“ Education Secretary Alan Johnson and Prime Minister Tony Blair have today announced a radical new programme to increase teaching of the International Baccalaureate across…
“ Scotland’s FE funding council has pledged its £1.5 billion budget into creating colleges that are “world-class”, following publication of its goals for 2006-2009. The…
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