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Education – further and higher

Employers commonly bemoan the further and higher education system's failure to prepare young people with the skills and attributes they need to succeed in the world of work. Work experience is one of the best ways for young people further and higher education, such as university students, to prepare for the challenges that starting work will bring.


    • STEM
    • Hybrid working
    • Department for Education

    T-level industry placements to go hybrid

    by Rob Moss 3 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 3 Dec 2024

    T-level industry placements will be able to be completed remotely under government reforms announced this week.

    • Department for Education
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    University fees to reach record high of £9,535

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Nov 2024

    University tuition fees will soar to a record high of £9,535 from the next academic year, announces the government.

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher

    Sharp drop in students joining nursing courses

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024

    New figures show a further decline in the number of students joining nursing courses in England and Wales.

    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    FE teachers’ pay a quarter less than elsewhere in education

    by Jo Faragher 18 Sep 2024
    by Jo Faragher 18 Sep 2024

    Further education teachers are paid almost a quarter less than their peers elsewhere in the sector, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Education
    • Education - further and higher

    Black academics face barriers to inclusion early in careers

    by Jo Faragher 13 Sep 2024
    by Jo Faragher 13 Sep 2024

    Only a third of black academics in the UK believe their workplace is inclusive, according to a new report on early careers in academia.

    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    UK employers downgrade importance of educational qualifications

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2024

    New research has revealed that nearly two-thirds of UK employers now consider educational qualifications less important when hiring, signalling a significant shift in the job market.

    • Jobseeking
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    Number of young people not in work or education rises to 872,000

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 22 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 22 Aug 2024

    The number of young people who are not in work, education or training (NEET) is now 872,000, Office for National Statistics data reveals.

    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher
    • Immigration

    Universities face job losses as ‘perfect storm’ gathers

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Aug 2024

    Dark clouds are gathering over the UK's higher education sector with myriad redundancies, axed departments and terminated courses all being implemented to rein in costs.

    • STEM
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    A-level results are best since 2010

    by Rob Moss 15 Aug 2024
    by Rob Moss 15 Aug 2024

    Strong performances in maths and sciences lead to best A-level results since 2010 if figures for pandemic years are discounted.

    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    A-level results: employers say soft skills are of more value

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Aug 2024

    Indeed survey reveals that employers and workers are more appreciative of skills such as critical thinking and writing gained from academic courses rather than the direct skills learned.

    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates

    Students drop interest in studying for a degree

    by Jo Faragher 6 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 6 Aug 2024

    Young people are less interested in studying for a degree, the latest figures from Ucas show.

    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Education - further and higher

    University admissions to drop personal statements

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Jul 2024

    Ucas has decided to ditch the 4,000-character personal statement from university application forms.

    • Gender
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    Female academics take 15 more years to reach full professorship

    by Jo Faragher 3 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 3 Jul 2024

    It takes women almost 15 years longer than men to progress to a full professorship at a top university, according to a new analysis.

    • Apprenticeships
    • Early careers
    • Education - further and higher

    Tories pledge to scrap ‘rip-off’ degrees to fund apprenticeships

    by Jo Faragher 29 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 29 May 2024

    The Conservatives will close poor-performing university courses and use the funding to support apprenticeships.

    • Age discrimination
    • Education - further and higher
    • Latest News

    Cambridge academics call on university to drop retirement age

    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2024

    Cambridge University academics are calling for its Employer Justified Retirement Age to be dropped.

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