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.
Ukrainian student Yuriy Shostask is relishing the chance to develop his passion for metal sculpting further, having secured a place in the upcoming Introduction to…
The Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance, working with Pathway Group, successfully hosted the inaugural ‘Career Connect’ event at Millennium Point, Birmingham, on Thursday, August 15th. The event…
JCQ publishes GCSE and Level 1 and 2 Vocational and Technical Qualification results for biggest ever assessment series with 6.5 million results issued. DfE highlighted…
UWE Bristol has purchased Explorance MLY to analyse qualitative feedback given by students through its institutional programme evaluations, as well as the National Student Survey…
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…
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