10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (651+ words) Conversations with NEETs: Research reveals daily lives and struggles of young people in Blackpool The Social Mobility Commission has published a new report giving voice to young people in Blackpool not in education, employment or training (NEET), which calls on…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (430+ words) North West manufacturers are turning ambitious AI, automation and digital transformation plans into action after sharpening their leadership skills with Made Smarter. The Government-backed Leading Digital Transformation (LDT) programme has now supported 145 leaders from 125 manufacturers, with alumni crediting it with…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (446+ words) The UK’s leading education workforce provider has said flexible staffing is becoming increasingly important to schools as rising employment costs put already stretched budgets under further pressure. Affinity Workforce Solutions issued the warning as new figures suggest a quarter of…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (767+ words) Aspiring hospitality industry managers have learned vital skills to take on more responsibility at work through innovative bootcamps from training experts Learnmore, funded by the Greater London Authority. To help address the shortage of trained hospitality managers in the capital…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (580+ words) More than one million young people across the UK are currently NEET (not in education, employment or training). On top of this, almost half of British teenagers remain uncertain about their future careers. In the wake of the Milburn Review,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (782+ words) For social care to be fit for the future, the workforce must be central to reform. Adult social care stands at a critical moment. Demand for care continues to grow, and policymakers are increasingly focused on how the sector can…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (370+ words) Stephanie Molyneaux, Apprenticeships Manager at WSH Ltd, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Arden University, in recognition of her exceptional leadership and sustained impact on apprenticeship development across the hospitality sector. The award was presented at…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (658+ words) FE News My first job in the civil service was working on the team delivering plans for 14-19 Diplomas in response to the Tomlinson Review. It was a really exciting time, remembered by many, including former DfE Permanent Secretary David Bell,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (672+ words) The Office for National Statistics published its August 2026 labour market figures this morning, covering April to June 2026 for the Labour Force Survey and May to July 2026 for vacancies. The headline picture is a market going nowhere. Employment, unemployment and inactivity…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (696+ words) As hundreds of thousands of young people receive their A-level and GCSE results this month, they’re entering a labour market unlike any previous generation. AI adoption is accelerating across industries, causing concerns about what it means for entry-level roles and…...