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The Credibility Test: What Happens When a Training Provider Trains Itself

Both completed it with Distinction, the highest grade available. The result carries weight beyond the qualification itself: Parenta’s core business is training early years educators, so when two of its own managers…

Georgia is a role model for young people with additional learning needs

Overcoming a series of challenges during her education, Georgia, 22, is now flourishing. Currently working towards Level 1 Essential Skills Qualifications, she sings with Rock Choir in Swansea, has achieved a Grade 5…

‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new health department report

It follows attempts by the administration to limit access to gender-affirming care – including, on Friday, an agreement reached between the Department of Justice and a New York hospital to no longer offer pediatric…

BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri reveals she has incurable blood cancer

Doctors told the broadcaster last November she had polycythaemia vera (PV), which cannot be cured but is treatable. The condition, which affects about 8,000 people in the UK, is associated with an increased risk of the…

Finalists unveiled for 2026 ECI Training and Development Awards

The event, organised by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), will bring together industry leaders, as well as the rising stars of tomorrow, for a celebration of excellence in training and…

Why Trusted Evidence of Competence Matters More than ever

Employers increasingly need to understand not only which qualifications and credentials people hold, but the wider skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours that exist across their workforce. Recent industry guidance…

University of Winchester’s Teacher Training rated among the best in the country by Ofsted

The inspection, carried out earlier this year and now published on the Ofsted website, found that the University continues to provide an exceptional teacher training experience, with trainees benefiting from a “highly…

Hull College Shortlisted for National Safeguarding Award

The college is one of the finalists for The Safeguarding Award at the Children & Young People Now Awards 2026, which celebrate outstanding practice and innovation across children’s services and sectors in the UK. The…

Wales’ Hospitality Sector Needs Long-Term Investment, Not Just a Summer Boost

For many restaurants, cafés, pubs, hotels and visitor attractions, July and August are not simply busy trading months. They are the period that can determine the success of an entire year. From the mountains of Eryri to…

As assisted dying bill returns to Commons, families recall loved ones’ battle to ‘go out on own terms’

"You feel really guilty, and helpless," she says. "Because we knew what she wanted. We really did know. But we couldn't do anything." When time eventually ran out for Elise Burns, a 52-year-old woman who worked in…