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...
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...
“Unions and employers must work together to ensure Britain meets the challenges of the twenty first century according to the Trade Unions Congress (TUC). The…
New Year is when we look back on the past year and resolve to do better ““ a bit like looking at an old school…
“ In a local training centre in Workington, the message that apprenticeships are routes into a more successful future is being reinforced in awards for…
“ A new report, commissioned by SkillsActive and carried out amongst the Community Sports Development (CSD) workforce, has highlighted the rising numbers employed in the…
“ The London skills agenda has received a significant boost from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) through its £29.5m Pan-London European Social Fund (ESF)…
“ In Cheshire and Warrington, learners who were previously thought to be unreachable are gaining invaluable skills thanks to a new, innovative approach to training.…
“ The Aswell Street Learning Centre in Louth has become the focal point of a campaign by the local community to save it from closure.…
“ The learndirect cooperation with the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) Trade Union Hubs took another step forward as the South West TUC announced it is…
“ Engineering Week, the event hosted by fifteen FE colleges across Wales and attended by students from more than seventy schools, has been warmly welcomed…
“ Students are shunning technology-based courses in Northern Ireland prompting employers to take “urgent action” to tackle the growing IT crisis. Research revealed by Sector…
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