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.
Hull College (@hullcollegegrp) has been successful in its bid to be part of the UK’s global programme that will enable its students to experience studying…
UKSA is launching a screen time reduction trial in a bid to ease anxiety amongst its young students as a third of an increasingly screen…
The popular Big Bang Fair is returning for another year and, from today, schools can register for free tickets to attend. The annual Fair is the UK’s largest…
Imagine having a career that would take you to the skies, travelling the globe and immersing yourself in tourism cultures across the world. For former…
A TRANSFORMATIVE social mobility charity celebrating its 10th anniversary will support and educate even more young people across north east Wales in 2024. WeMindTheGap has received…
Later this week, NUS Scotland is set to publish the first in its new Broken System series of reports. The Broke Students, Broken System report…
Students at North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) have been praised for their ‘sheer grit and determination’ at a celebration event to recognise their…
South West College is taking part in the annual Northern Ireland (NI) Apprenticeship Week 2024, a week-long celebration led by the Department for the Economy,…
Being a student is tough, especially when the world of work is changing faster than ever. How do I know what my skills are? What…
The Manifesto for our Future highlights the ‘cycle of crises’ that students face and what the next government can do to fix them. The National…
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