Andy Burnham means business. Two weeks into the job, the new Prime Minister has promised to end rough sleeping, fix social care, cap energy bills...
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...
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Industry specialists have spoken about the need for alternative home heating sources at an event looking at the future of heat pumps. The Heat Pump…
4th Mar 2022: Today (4 Mar), the Department for Education published its evidence to the independent pay review body for teacher pay. This includes proposals for teacher…
New findings today (4 Mar) highlight a staffing crisis in England’s colleges which risks stunting the economy and halting any chance the government has of…
Celebrated annually on the first Friday in March, employers around the world celebrate #EmployeeAppreciationDay by going the extra step to appreciate their employees’ effort and…
New research from EngineeringUK has shown that 16.5% of those working in engineering are female, compared to 10.5% as reported in 2010. Analysis of trends…
A pilot course aimed at helping get people into work and plugging skills gaps in the health and social care sector got underway at Stockton…
Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) and local businesses have come together to help shape the area’s future workforce. Twelve companies from the healthcare, childcare, construction…
I love words, and although I have no idea what the difference is between a noun, verb or an adjective I am confident that the…
No going back to the 9-5 office grind say British workers. That’s the message of a new report published today. The pandemic has changed how…
A career in project management certainly isn’t for everyone. There are many characteristics that are required for the role, and not everyone has them. If…
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