It seems everyone in Greater Manchester has an Andy Burnham Story. Mine starts backstage at Parklife festival in 2017. I was fortunate enough to be...
Employers understand the need for skills. They experience recruitment pressures, changing technology and gaps in workforce capability directly. What many understand less clearly, is how...
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...
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Our discussions go beyond the traditional workspace, addressing issues like pay gaps, labour market information (LMI), and the gig economy. Delve into mentoring and leadership development for personal and professional growth.
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It appears that the future of working in Britain will have a particularly heavy hybrid focus… The COVID-19 pandemic is, undoubtedly, the biggest working from…
Totaljobs’ latest Hiring Trends Index, which offers an up-to-date view of the labour market, shows how staff shortages remain a significant business issue Almost half…
New research published by Business in the Community, The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, has found that when it comes to companies having a clear sense…
Written by Ian Hunt, CEO Haileybury Schools, Kazakhstan. When I first became a Head, my thoughts were filled with how I could best support the…
The British Academy today announces that the third and final hub of its Early-Career Researcher (ECR) Network – a two-year pilot programme for UK-based postdoctoral researchers…
Barnsley College Level 2 Horticulture Apprentice, Matthew Mercer, has landed his dream job as Greenkeeper at Whitwood Golf Course, Castleford. Matthew’s day-to-day activities vary depending…
Starting a business isn’t an easy task. In fact, developing your idea and encouraging growth can be a journey filled with adversity. Even today, building…
“We live in a world where there is more & more information, & less and less meaning.” Jean Baudrillard But we are not just living…
Employers’ confidence in the UK economy took a turn for the worse during the first quarter of 2022 as inflation reached its highest for 30…
Success, whether at school, at work, or in our personal domains, is ingrained in us from a young age. We strive to plant the seeds…
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