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...
Recently, while on safari in Mauritius, I found myself staring at a zebra and thinking about autism, which is perhaps not the most conventional response...
Experience isn't enough to make graduates employable. Why experience must be designed by providers to be in line with the government's skills reforms, rather than...
The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
“ This year has seen more red tape than the gift wrap desk at Harrods, and more revamping of similar ideas under a new name…
“ The body responsible for representing FE colleges and institutions in Wales, fforwm has called for a change in approach within the college world to…
“ A brand new learning scheme designed to offer support to employees working within the fields of boxing and rugby union is being launched across…
“ The UK’s biggest business group today warned that thousands of potential scientists are being lost, adding that the government needs to set itself more…
“ Club staff and volunteers working in boxing and rugby league clubs in Yorkshire will have access to learning through a new initiative that aims…
“ Acronyms. Love them or loathe them, they are littered across our world with reckless abandon and injudicious sensitivity. Like some sort of infestation in…
“ A report released by the Confederation of British Industry has found that the learning and skills sector should be a competitive market to deliver…
“ A recent survey conducted by the Learning Skills Council (LSC) revealed that learners in Lancashire are exceptionally satisfied with the quality of post-16 teaching.…
“ The report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on the FE sector made for uncomfortable reading for many in the FE sector, and…
“The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has revealed the 100 institutions that will pilot the Framework for Excellence, a new system developed to rate a…
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