The UK’s labour market currently faces a growing contradiction. At the same time as businesses report persistent skills shortages, nearly a million young people aged...
As apprenticeships are, by definition, an employment-based programme, you might reasonably expect the pattern of apprenticeship starts to broadly track trends in the labour market. Having worked in the sector for over 20...
AI is beginning to shape young people’s transitions from education to work. Increasingly, career development practitioners are using large language models to support guidance sessions and for resource creation...
The Skills White Paper claims colleges have been treated as "second rate" despite impressive results compared to others. Does our misaligned quality model and music...
There is a persistent and costly misunderstanding at the heart of workforce design in Further Education. We continue to measure people against roles that were...
The quality of initial teacher training (ITT) in further education (FE) is again under review, but this time with a sharper regulatory edge. From 2026,...
At Milton Keynes, we were the first FE College Group in the country to receive the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) inspection, and I’m delighted to...
Geoffrey Hinton and I have something in common. We both studied and worked in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence department at the University of...
In 2026 the job market feels uncertain for many people entering the workforce. The UK unemployment rate has risen to a near five-year high. At...
Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This article explores how recent reforms, system challenges and frontline insight shape what’s needed to support young...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
Blackpool and The Fylde College(@b_and_fc), has hailed its partnerships with employers as one of the key aspects of its T Level success, as it celebrates…
Keri Lane says returning to education in her 30s to study a PGCE was the best decision she’s ever made. Three years on from her…
As exam results are being released, the Welsh Government is urging young people in Wales to explore the various options and support available to them…
Swapping the paint brush for a career in the rail and infrastructure sector has paid dividends for Wayne Hardman. The Black Country-based trainee trainer’s rapid…
Newcastle University, a member of the Russell Group, is now using Explorance Blue and Explorance MLY as it develops its provision to support an institutional…
CARING learners supported communities in South East Asia on a “very emotional” education adventure. Twenty students from Coleg Cambria experienced the trip of a lifetime…
Wales’ leading training provider ACT receives high praise in latest learner voice survey. Wales’ leading training provider, ACT, has announced outstanding results from its latest…
Anne Nicholls explores the reasons why some young people are missing out on work experience. Unequal Access to Work Experience Only a third of teenagers…
Waltham Forest College(@WFCTweets) has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted following its most recent inspection and has distinguished itself as the only GFE (General Further Education…
UNIVERSITY Campus Oldham (UCO) is celebrating after its’ latest graduates rated it above the England sector average in every themed category of the National Student…
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