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Creating a City & Guilds fit for the fourth industrial revolution

City & Guilds’ landmark sale isn’t just a business move, but an act of stewardship to futureproof the skills…

Shane Chowen
Dame Ann Limb and Kirstie Donnelly
Careers guidance

Careers can’t be a one-person job…so we’ve made it everyone’s job

Tick-box careers guidance won’t cut it. If we want the Gatsby Benchmarks to work in workplace learning, accountability has…

Jessica Hill
Kate Roberts
Skills reform

Wakefield will grow supply and demand together for high-skills jobs

Our proposed new skills centre could be the key to breaking the cycle of low skills and low pay…

Jessica Hill
Professor Chris Husbands
The Staffroom – opinion

Learning a new language reminded me how hard it is for my ESOL students 

After 20 years of teaching, I thought I understood my learners’ struggles. Then I became a student again

Jessica Hill
Anna Galutowska
Lifelong Learning

We’re joining the dots to create lifelong learning in the North East

Bringing higher education into the centre of regional planning is vital for the LLE to succeed, and we’re already…

Jessica Hill
Professor René Koglbauer
construction

The construction industry can’t build the future without diversity

Major housebuilding, infrastructure and retrofitting projects mean the construction industry must look wider to find new streams of workers

Jessica Hill
Annelee Roscoe
Skills reform

Lasting progress depends on a connected, durable skills system

The success of Labour’s skills vision depends on whether it can create a system that’s stable, connected and built…

Shane Chowen
Rob Nitsch
SEND

SEND reforms for schools won’t solve FE’s high-needs problems

If FE is made to take medicine for symptoms it is not suffering from, being bunched in with schools…

Jessica Hill
Ruth Perry

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Project power: ASDAN expands its qualifications portfolio

From 2026, ASDAN’s planned Foundation and Higher Project Qualifications will sit alongside its Extended Project Qualification[CM1] , creating a complete…

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Spotlight on excellence: Nominations now open for the Apprenticeship & Training Awards 2026

Nominations are open for the 2026 Apprenticeship & Training Awards, celebrating outstanding employers and providers with national recognition, a…

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Funding Adult Green Skills

New sources of funding are available to finance the delivery of green skills to all learners. Government policy is…

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Plan for change funding to drive green construction skills

The government has launched a new plan for change to address the skills deficit in the construction industry, providing…

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Reshaping the New Green Skills Landscape

The UK government is embarking on a transformative journey to reshape its skills landscape, placing a significant emphasis on…

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Safe to speak, ready to act: SaferSpace targets harassment and misconduct in education 

In an era where safeguarding and compliance are firmly in the spotlight, education providers face a growing responsibility: to…

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Screening for the cognitive needs of apprentices is essential – does it matter if the process is engaging?

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Fliss Miller Director of Skills and Employment, East Midlands Combined County Authority Start date: September 2025 Previous Job: Director…

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Reza Schwitzer Director of Assessment Reform, AQA Start date: September 2025 Previous Job: Director of External Affairs, AQA Interesting…

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Emily Andrews Director of Policy and Research, Learning and Work Institute Start date: July 2025 Previous Job: Deputy Director…

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