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Accounting needs to modernise so we can tackle the skills gap

Our skills report reveals businesses increasingly need strategic input from accountancy teams but are struggling to train staff for…

Jessica Hill
Sarah Beale
AI

White paper needs a digital united front to deliver reform plans

Our collaborative digital approach will ensure that FE thrives in an age of reform

Jessica Hill
Robin Ghurbhurun
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AI will provide the fake evidence that wrecks teachers’ lives

The technology is out there for students with a grudge to unleash hell, so why aren’t ministers and unions…

Jessica Hill
David Murray
Society

Letter to the editor: Protecting British values in education

As college leaders, we call on the sector to speak out, protect learners and defend British values against far-right…

Shane Chowen
Nikos Savvas and Palvinder Singh
Skills reform

Fake cards, real risks: building sites need digital skills passports

We shouldn’t be relying on plastic CSCS cards to stop corruption and ensure safety when a secure digital alternative…

Jessica Hill
Paul Devlin
NEETs

Milburn’s the man to make us think differently about NEETs

If Alan Milburn’s review into NEETs is to trigger lasting change, it must challenge the language, systems and silos…

Jessica Hill
Lee Elliot Major
Adult education

What Victorian philanthropists can teach today’s FE policymakers

The Victorians built an adult education model rooted in equality and civic renewal – in this fractured era their…

Jessica Hill
Tom Schuller
Lifelong Learning

We need a ‘UCAS for adults’ and the DWP can help develop it

A comprehensive national careers advice service, backed by skilled professionals, could do more for lifelong learning than any new…

Jessica Hill
Andy Forbes

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EPA reform: changes inevitable, but not unfamiliar

Change is coming and, as always with FE, it’s seemingly inevitable. I’ve spent over 20 years working in the sector….

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Funding Is Flowing, Demand Is Rising — It’s Time for FE to Deliver on Green Skills

As the UK races toward net zero, the government says it wants to back 2 million green jobs by…

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Helping every learner use AI responsibly

AI didn’t wait to be invited into the classroom. It burst in mid-lesson. Across UK colleges, learners are already…

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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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Leigh Mills Head of Skills, Employment and Education, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Start date: November 2025 Previous…

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MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 511

Lucy Jeynes Chair. South and City College Birmingham Start date: October 2025 Previous Job: Vice Chair, South and City…

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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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Laura Woods Chair, Middlesbrough College Start date: August 2025 Previous job: Former Director of Academic Enterprise, Teesside University Interesting…

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