At the start of his second week as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has announced what amounts to a revolution in education policy. We have heard...
Kerry Boffey of FIN identifies changes in the Ofsted operating guide and toolkit which require provider attention before September. Providers preparing for inspection should pay...
Today's announcement from the Prime Minister is significant structural reform. Technical education pathways from age 14, combining core academic subjects with employer contact and workplace...
By mid-July, most Further Education leadership teams have shifted their attention to enrolment, exam boards and the slow scramble to close out the academic year....
This year’s World Youth Skills Day theme, 'Skills for a shared future', is timely. Young people are entering a labour market being reshaped by artificial intelligence, automation and changing employer expectations. Yet too often we describe...
Economic inactivity linked to long-term health conditions has now reached 2.8 million people in the UK, costing the country an estimated £212 billion per year...
FE leaders are not short of priorities. Funding pressures, curriculum reform, skills gaps, and meeting diverse learner needs all demand attention, so the instinct can...
Across the country, clean energy projects are falling behind schedule. Sometimes it’s planning disputes. Other times, it’s budget pressures. But the challenge that often goes...
Part Three of three on children, social media and the ban. The first piece asked how we arrived here. The second asked what we should...
As AI adoption outpaces the systems meant to recognise it, the question for the sector is not how to teach AI, but how to certify...
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The UK is in a period of stagnation, with our economy defined by the toxic combination of low productivity growth and high inequality. Years of…
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will unveil the next phase of the Government’s plan to halve inflation, grow the economy and reduce debt in…
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has written an open letter to parents setting out the latest on teacher strikes. Dear parents and carers, I’m writing to…
A chef has been selected to take part in an international competition following a successful cook-off against talent from around the country. Najib Ali, who…
Education charity, the PTI, has announced the Geography Department at Thomas Tallis School in Greenwich, London as winner for the Bernice McCabe Award at a…
Nearly two-fifths of public sector workers (38%) have already taken steps to leave their profession to get a job in another field, or are actively…
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has backed plans to lessen the unfairness and uncertainty in holiday pay rules after a binding law court judgment.…
With 69% of employees revealing that their manager has more impact on their mental health than their therapist or their doctor, it’s vital that managers…
New research has revealed that employee satisfaction amongst workers in ‘deskless’ industries, including manufacturing, is worryingly low following the pandemic. Over a third (37%) of…
Empowerment and confidence at work contribute heavily to an employee’s experience at work. The latest data from WorkL, the employee experience platform which measures, tracks…
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