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21 November 2024

Responding to the latest NEET data, November 2024

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest ONS figures on young people who are not in education, employment or training.

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20 November 2024

New report highlights a need to look beyond graduates to close digital skills gaps

Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, non-graduates and people from lower socioeconomic groups must be trained for jobs in tech to close skills gap in UK economy, new L&W report, commissioned by Generation and supported by JP Morgan, warns.

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18 November 2024

VocTech Challenge: Skills for an Economy in Transition – One year on from our White Paper

One year on from our White Paper for the VocTech Challenge: Skills for an economy in transition, L&W's Danny Price and Ufi VocTech Trust's Thomas Heiser look back on our progress.

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14 November 2024

Train, try, reflect: the importance of continuous improvement for maths and English teachers

In this guest blog, Nathan Rogan, Senior Education Advisor, and Nicola Pearton, Education Advisor, from the Education and Training Foundation highlight the benefits of continuous professional development opportunities for maths and English teachers.

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12 November 2024

Labour market stats response, November 2024

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and chief economist Dr Helen Gray respond to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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11 November 2024

Making the case for lifelong learning

Emily Jones, Deputy Director at Learning and Work Institute, shares plans to develop a campaign advocating for change to raise participation in lifelong learning, building on the 30-year foundations of Festival of Learning.

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7 November 2024

Growing the evidence base on how adults learn with technology

Thomas Heiser, Head of Communications at Ufi VocTech Trust, reflects on the findings of the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 in relation to learning with technology.

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6 November 2024

The Princess Royal hears the challenges faced by young adult carers in education and employment

A group of young adult carers have been introduced to The Princess Royal, at a special event dedicated to their experiences in education and employment.

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5 November 2024

Ambitions for lifelong learning in the next decade

In this guest blog for Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Jagdeep Soor, Executive Director at Pathway Group, sets out his vision for lifelong learning over the next decade and how this can be made a reality.

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5 November 2024

Breaking patterns for a decade of national renewal

In this blog for Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Dr Fiona Aldridge, Chief Executive at Skills Federation, calls for lifelong learning to be a priority to widen opportunity and realise ambitions for economic growth.

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