The Breaking Barriers report is absolutely right to focus on building more bridges into work for young people and moving the debate away from cliff...
On Tuesday last week, the Prime Minister announced plans to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study. There was more focus on...
In the first three months of 2026, the number of young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEETs) passed...
The recent FE News special feature for Youth Employment Week rightly celebrated the employers who are working hard to open doors for young people, showcasing...
Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee provides an update on the Committee’s year-long inquiry. The cross-party House of Lords Numeracy for Life...
September marks the three-year anniversary of the Green Changemakers programme and we have learned so much in that time. On this quiet morning in my...
It has been nine months since the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee, which I chaired, published its report ‘Social mobility: Local roots, lasting...
As budgets tighten and campus capacity shrinks, hybrid models offer a practical way to deliver exams at scale. As higher and further education institutions across...
After my ADHD diagnosis, the research, and that conversation with a former employer, I noted in my last article that I'd launched something that I...
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...
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Insights from a new report by EngineeringUK suggest the UK could be sleep walking towards a net zero skills shortage. The net zero workforce report…
Today (19/07/2022), ONS released this months labour statistics. Find key stats and our sector response piece below. The UK employment rate increased by 0.4 percentage…
New figures published today (19 July), show the growing impact of the Government’s revolutionary National Tutoring Programme, with almost 1.8 million courses started so far…
Two million more women in work since 2010, as UK unemployment remains low New ONS data shows number of working women is now 2million more…
With current staff shortages across numerous industries as a result of the pandemic, younger workers are more reluctant than their older colleagues to return the…
Staff at 29 colleges in England will join the wave of industrial action sweeping the country after huge numbers voted in favour of strike action,…
In my ‘paid work’ space I am stepping back from leadership to power up other parts of my life. After what feels like (and has…
The title is not a serious challenge, merely a clue to my book review… A Review of the Book ‘Everyday Superhero‘ by Tony O’Driscoll and…
A Welsh Government-backed campaign has supported more than 100 people to secure employment in the Welsh food and drink sector during its three-month pilot. The…
Mode Solutions reveals the industries and locations affected by the UK’s insufficient IT infrastructure. IT experts Mode Solutions have concluded, that on average, a quarter…
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