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...
Skills shortages in construction are not a new problem. For at least ten years, we have been grappling with this issue, and the CITB is...
The need for a third post-16 Level 3 pathway, providing a middle ground between A Levels and T Levels, has long been clear. The dual-track...
Could you get a hot meal for £2.61? That’s what the government are expecting colleges to do by freezing the funding for free meals for the poorest students. The reality...
The Department for Education has now published more of its policy decisions that shape the future for technical qualifications at Level 3 and below in...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
Awareness is not enough In both Further and Higher Education, when it comes to awareness of neurodiversity it has certainly grown. Many colleges and universities…
The hidden majority We often discuss support for neurodiverse students who have been diagnosed. The more important question is, how are we going to support…
Durham University has been named The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026. In the main academic rankings it has climbed from…
A sector-wide challenge Every year many students across FE and HE sit exams in halls across the UK, their future is hanging on an exam…
Dumfries and Galloway College (DGC) has achieved an impressive set of results in the latest Performance Indicators report for academic year 2023–24, which show that…
When debates about education arise, the main focus more often than not falls on exams, league tables, funding pressures or inspection frameworks. What is not…
Today (9th September 2025), the Office For National Statistics (ONS) have published estimates of suicides among higher education students. These are official statistics in development…
Mohammed is a senior member of the youth zone who moved to the UK from Senegal with a very limited understanding of English. With the…
Hundreds of thousands of young people across England are celebrating receiving their A level, T Level and Vocational Technical Qualifications (VTQ) results today (14 August),…
Over 1.1 million students have received their Level 3 qualifications, reflecting both traditional A-level outcomes and a marked shift toward vocational routes and STEM subjects…
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