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Rob Lawson OBE returns to chair Education Partnership North East

A highly respected leader in media and education, Rob will take up the role from January 2027. He previously served as Chair of Sunderland College and later EPNE for eight years, overseeing a period of significant growth…

Exceptional Achievements Celebrated at The Sandwell Colleges Future Focus Awards

The event brought together colleagues from Sandwell College and Central Saint Michael’s Sixth Form in West Bromwich, and Cadbury Sixth Form College in Kings Norton, who bring the Colleges’ values to life every day. The…

FE leaders launch new partnership to shape AI for the whole sector

Led by Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC), COMPASS will explore what good AI looks like for FE. Over the past year, HRUC has brought together leaders from more than 50 colleges and FE institutions to work out…

Landmark Cardiff hotel and spa celebrates graduation of five apprentices

Not resting on its laurels, the hotel “plans to drive forward the apprenticeship programme into 2027 as part of our overall people strategy.” Loreta Kaciusiene, Brandon Jones and Lauren Crudge all graduated with…

Key Stage 3 Overhaul Aims to Tackle Rising Absence before more Young People end up NEET

Too many children are switching off from school in their early teens – affecting their attendance, attainment and life outcomes. And many others are increasingly missing out on the rich and specialist education they…

The Barrel-Shaped Workforce: What Employers told us about AI and Young People

In a room of senior People leaders earlier this year, someone described their organisation’s talent pipeline in a single word. It is no longer a pyramid, they said. It is a barrel. Broad in the middle and hollow at both…

What's your love language - and does it actually mean anything?

This is supposedly our shared love language. But, while we do like receiving compliments, they make us both feel a bit awkward. Despite this, our result was confidently defined when we took the original Love Languages…

Only 6.4% of stroke survivors receive enough therapy, finds ‘damning’ report

The figure was a "damning" indictment of the widespread lack of rehabilitation for patients, which was hindering their chances of regaining physical and mental function, the Stroke Association said. Only 6.4% of those in…

GPs to offer 300,000 patients extra support to ease winter strain on NHS

As the NHS gears up for the pressures of the coming months, family doctors will offer 300,000 people with frailty and long-term conditions health checks, medication reviews and respiratory tests designed to prevent…

Half of NHS trusts in England lack funds earmarked to cover maternity leave

Freedom of information requests sent to the trusts by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) found that 49% had neither a dedicated budget nor a policy to permit overspending to pay for maternity cover. Where…