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...
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UK employers claimed £26 billion of free labour last year because of workers doing unpaid overtime, according to a new analysis published today (Friday) by…
The search has begun for Britain’s top Black ‘Rising Stars’ and ‘Senior Leaders’. The theme for this year’s Black British Business Awards is #NEXT, ushering in…
SMB College Group has partnered with tertiary education ERP software specialist TechnologyOne to unify its administration and optimise its campus operations, moving its finance system…
One of the UK’s most respected voices on the power of celebrity influencers is returning to her Shropshire school to launch an ambitious series of…
Ofsted has today published an independent review of careers guidance in special schools, independent specialist colleges (ISCs) and pupil referral units (PRUs). The report outlines…
As part of its charitable work, British Safety Council is offering SMEs and micro-sized organisations in Cardiff the chance to attend a 3-hour workshop – delivered by…
Resilience among staff is increasingly important for employers. Kerry discusses teaching and measuring it as a means of improving workforce productivity while cultivating a culture…
400 Unite members taking industrial action over three months at nation’s education qualifications body Around 400 Unite members will take 24-hour strike action tomorrow (Friday…
A programme that provides young people the skills, qualifications and experience they need to get a job, continue their training or return to education is…
Ciphr has unveiled a new brand identity and vision today, designed to showcase the importance and value of HR and people teams to UK businesses.…
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