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Careers guidance is not only for young people – adults benefit too

A new economic reality requires a new approach to careers guidance – and it must be one that includes adults, writes Sally-Anne Barnes

Opinion, Careers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 426

Philippa Pickford Director of Regulation, Office for Students Start date: July 2023 Previous Job: Director, Delivery and Schemes, Ofgem Interesting fact: Philippa enjoys walking in the countryside with her family. A trip up Scafell Pike last summer completed a family challenge of scaling the three peaks (although the challenge was completed over a six-year timescale!) […]

Movers and Shakers

The success of London Multiply demonstrates the importance of adopting a local approach

London’s success in delivering numeracy programmes shows we need more local decision-making to upskill and reskill workers, writes Jules Pipe

Opinion, Adult education, Devolution

Manchester mayor’s ‘MBacc’ to rival EBacc to boost technical education

It’s not yet clear why schools would promote the MBacc technical education options over the EBacc

News, Devolution, Qualifications, T Levels

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 425

Michelle Dowse Principal & CEO, Heart of Worcestershire College Start date: April 2023 Previous job: Deputy Principal, Cambridge Regional College Interesting fact: Michelle is a former national sailing champion whose love of the water and exploring new places is well-documented in her travel blog. When she’s not off exploring, Michelle enjoys spending time relaxing with […]

Movers and Shakers

Chris Claydon, CEO, JTL

Chris Claydon has a biography better suited to James Bond than to the chief executive of a training provider for building service engineers. He has flown Apache military helicopters, briefed cabinet ministers on evacuations from the Arab Spring uprisings, and helped save lives by designing countermeasures to the roadside bombs used in Afghanistan. Oh, and […]

Profiles, Apprenticeships, Long read, net zero, Skills reform

Sixth form college delays closure after backlash from parents, union and MP

Plans to close this academic year have been pushed back to July 2024 after leaders admit they ‘got it wrong’

News, Colleges, sixth forms

Rail provider terminated amid combined authority funding dispute

GNR Training and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority in dispute over contract payments

News, Training Providers

Slowly layering pre-work support for SEND students is vital. I’m autistic myself – I know

Businesses are missing out on talented young people who find preparing for the workplace overwhelming. Shirley Woods-Gallagher suggests how colleges can help

Opinion, SEND