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.
Choosing a career as a paramedic can be enormously rewarding, but also very challenging, but for one Sunderland student his outlet – rugby league –…
Bright Network, which connects graduates and young professionals with recruiters in global companies, has released findings from its latest research into current students and recent…
New research published today by the Sutton Trust (@suttontrust) has laid bare the extent to which the poorest students are being hit hardest by debt…
A University of Chester(@uochester) graduate and award-nominee is making a mark in the fashion industry with the release of a striking new capsule collection, high-profile…
Stuart Edwards discusses the potential to use technology for assessment in apprenticeships and highlights features of the End Point Assessment model that may stifle innovation.…
International students have always provided an important flow of talent for businesses. Mature students coming to the UK to study MBAs, for example, commonly go…
Cardiff-based agency, Rebel Lion Advertising, has been inundated with applications for its Resistance Academy since officially announcing its launch earlier this month. The Resistance Academy…
A workshop led by two University of Sunderland academics aimed at empowering neurodivergent people in the workplace is being held as part of Social Work…
Fife College(@fifecollege) will host a series of Open Days this month (26-28 March). Taking place at the College’s Dunfermline, Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy campuses, each Open…
Renowned music education college WaterBear, recently hosted a pioneering Development Week, invaluably providing its students with a series of exclusive masterclasses, insightful talks, networking events…
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