Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
The Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, has written a letter to the Ofsted Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman requesting that Ofsted carry out a…
Two girls have scooped the top awards in the prestigious national Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition. Kaycee Deery (15), a student at…
Secondary school students from across Northamptonshire gathered at University of Northampton this week to get inspiration for their career aspirations. Around 100 students aged 11…
Learning about the right opportunities and taking advantage of them can change the course of one’s life. In a recent interview, we spoke to Obin,…
Committee Corridor: Select committee podcast returns with two new hosts and focus on equalities and democratic engagement It is ‘absolutely morally correct’ that children’s voices…
Teams from Rolls-Royce visited the University of Derby’s Markeaton Street site last week to tour a specialist laboratory space used by the global leader in…
Genius Group, a leading entrepreneur edtech and education group, has launched Genius Metaversity, a virtual reality learning environment in partnership with Vatom to hold educational…
Fashion students have revealed an upcycled clothing collection based on pieces retrieved as part of a ‘junk couture’ project to help homelessness charity Emmaus Leicestershire…
A teacher from Ipswich has become a national triathlon champion. Lara Franklin teaches health and social care, and leads the T.Level health course at Suffolk…
The team will be playing in the England Deaf Football (EDF) Championship League final at St. George’s Park, the Football Association’s national football centre in Burton-upon-Trent, on…
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