The past few months have marked a significant moment for education and skills policy, with the publication of the Skills Bill, the Curriculum and Assessment...
Reasonable adjustments are designed to level the playing field, enabling individuals to thrive in the workplace. But in Further Education (FE) environments where change, collaboration,...
Successive governments have long promised to fix the UK’s skills and productivity problem. We have seen new qualifications, bootcamps and programmes in all directions. Yet, productivity...
Colleges are struggling to recruit finance leaders. The problem is not salary, it is more to do with a lack of understanding of the aspirations...
Supporting learners in FE isn’t just about academic outcomes. It is also about creating environments where every student and every member of staff feels safe,...
What we lose when learning becomes entirely online There’s no disputing the fact that we’ve made learning more accessible than ever in the last five...
Autistic people are as diverse as our country and an integral, valuable part of it. Yet they also face persistent inequalities, holding them back from...
Assessment is at a crossroads. AI is accelerating change, student needs are shifting, and colleges are being asked to deliver fairer, more flexible, more future-proofed...
Workforce planning can no longer just focus on headcount. Organisations today face unprecedented change: from the rise of automation and AI, to shifting skill demands,...
With nearly one million young people currently not in education, employment or training, a rapidly evolving labour market, and employers voicing growing concerns about the...
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Earlier in the Summer, I had a very welcome invitation to the International Folkemøde, a gathering of Folk High School educators at the International People’s…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 810: 16th August 2025 | Beyond Results Day: Are We Building The Workforce For Skills England’s 2030 Vision? Level 3…
A decade ago, the problem was obvious. Technical education was often described as a good option, but not quite as good as A levels and…
A new survey by HR and payroll software provider Ciphr has revealed which measures in the Employment Rights Bill are thought to be the most…
As apprenticeships evolve to reflect the realities of a digital economy, training providers must rethink how they support learners, not just through technical instruction, but…
Three UK engineers have each secured a £50,000 scholarship as part of a long-running initiative to strengthen the UK economy by placing engineers at the…
Kerry identifies weak oversight as a common thread behind institutional failure. External governors should set clear expectations for sustainable improvement. In further education (FE) and…
More than 40,000 future builders, bricklayers, electricians, carpenters and plumbers will get cutting edge skills to get Britain building at state-of-the-art Technical Excellence Colleges unveiled…
The Challenge and Our Response Regular readers will know that in recent years my practice has been focused on changemaking, developing both mindset and skillset…
As AI reshapes industries and job roles, Higher Education and business leaders must urgently address the growing AI skills gap. This article explores why HE…
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