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For Emma, a positive student experience starts with creating a sense of belonging. Students arrive in further education with different experiences, ambitions and starting points, and having an environment where they feel…
Now the two are joining forces for a networking event designed to prove a simple point: the right conversation, at the right moment, can change everything. “I didn’t initially build Successful Mums from a business plan,”…
Kaley replied that she would be prettier. As a psychoanalyst, I find that exchange devastating in a particular way. A miracle day is an invitation to engage with the full range of human desire: with what one might…
Hosted by Leeds College of Building (LCB) at the Royal Armouries Museum, the event welcomed over 160 guests from across education, construction and local government. Attendees heard how the new regional Construction…
Office for National Statistics figures published on show vacancies down 8,000, or 1.1%, in June to August 2026 compared with the previous quarter, and down 36,000, or 4.9%, on the year. Total vacancies are now 86,000…
The new London Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) identifies the roles and skills needed by employers in London’s key growth sectors – from construction, to social care, to hospitality – and sets out an action plan for…
Almost four-fifths of managers from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have experienced racism, exclusion and obstacles to progressing in their careers, according to a survey carried out by the NHS…
But for the University of Birmingham , the turmoil became a turning point. The pandemic made the university think long and hard about the type of education it was delivering for its students, says Deborah Longworth…
It’s a good moment to look at who’s teaching under subcontracted arrangements. Many colleges and further education institutions use subcontractors to broaden the opportunities available to students, bringing in guest…
The debate about skills in the UK nearly always begins with public funding and programmes, whether apprenticeships, the Growth and Skills Levy, devolved budgets or the Lifelong Learning Entitlement. Yet these are not the…