Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
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...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
The Children’s Commissioner has launched a handbook full of tips and practical solutions to improve the experience of moving into higher education for young people…
Empowering Future Talent: Pathway Group Celebrates West Midlands Apprenticeship Success Pathway Group, a major advocate for skills and employability, proudly sponsored the ‘Apprentice of the…
Elaine Maxwell, Georgia Hardy and the campus team at Access Creative College Birmingham are celebrating after raising more than £650 for Breast Cancer Awareness. According…
A pioneering six-week training programme to support people into careers as teaching assistants has successfully completed, with every participant securing a job interview. The Teaching…
What will happen if Colleges can’t match the School Teacher Payrise? The FE + Skills Collective reflective. Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 767: 12th October…
COLEG CAMBRIA will open its doors to prospective learners and their families at a series of open events in November. They will take place on…
Students from the Level 2 Traineeship NI in Construction Maintenance at SERC’s Downpatrick Campus had the opportunity to visit to the new Down High School…
A comprehensive new report has revealed significant challenges in educational provision at England’s young offender institutions (YOIs) over the past decade. The review, covering 2014…
The UK’s leading manufacturer of flat rolled aluminium coils showcased the talents of its budding engineers at the recent UK Metals Expo. Oliver Greenhalgh and…
The annual release of The National Student Survey provides universities across the UK with a perfect opportunity to assess their methods of collecting and analysing…
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