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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Education Partnership North East (EPNE) held an inspiring event to celebrate the achievements of the region’s apprentices as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2024. Held…
Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan launches new push for career-transforming Skills Bootcamps. Skills offered by free government-backed bootcamps can lead to average salaries exceeding…
LAUNCHING TOMORROW – 22 February Leeds Manufacturing Festival 2024: Expanded programme of events addresses recruitment and future skills challenges The Leeds Manufacturing Festival returns this…
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, officially opened a new region-wide rail training academy yesterday designed to support hundreds of new training and employment…
Excellence in delivering healthcare at the University of Chester is being celebrated with eight shortlisting places for prestigious national awards. The University has reached the…
At 1 pm today, NUS Scotland is rallying outside the Scottish Parliament, joining forces with student activists, trade unions, and politicians, who will all be…
A lecturer from University Centre South Devon, part of South Devon College, is now part of a very exclusive group. Katy Joy, Curriculum Head for…
Newly launched Access Industry, (formerly National College Creative Industries) have announced a series of events to address local concerns around skills gaps in the digital,…
With the minimum wage set to rise 9.8% on 1 April 2024, Stephen Evans asks: should the national minimum wage be raised further to support…
The pay levels of school business leaders may lead to a mass exodus from the profession with half considering leaving their role in the next…
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