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Developing breakthrough mindsets are key to graduate success

Supporting students to breakthrough the barriers to their current limitations has a powerful effect on their success at work, explains Jon Down at Grit.

Demystifying the government’s latest apprenticeship reforms

Nichola Hay MBE, Director of Apprenticeship Strategy and Policy at BPP, explains the latest reforms to the skills system and what they mean for employers.

3 assessment trends to watch in 2025

2024 was a disruptive year for online assessment, and 2025 will be an evolve-or-die moment for many test formats. Ben Schwencke, Chief Psychologist at Test Partnership, shares the trends we need to watch.

3 early career trends to watch for 2025

Cibyl shares three key themes set to dominate early careers in 2025: candidate use of AI, early careers analytics, and skills-based hiring.

What’s the labour market outlook for 2025?

It’s time to look forward to a new year in the labour market, so here are my jobs market predictions for 2025, explains Charlie Ball for Prospects at Jisc.

Early career leaders set their priorities for 2025

ISE Board members Jade Pearson at Severn Trent, Laura Anderson at HSBC and Lucy Hegarty at GSK along with ISE Chair Joan Moore at Accenture share their priorities for 2025.

New government, tech and challenges: Looking back at 2024

ISE Joint-CEO, Stephen Isherwood reflects on 2024, 12 months in which the UK’s student recruitment market has faced a year of political, economic, and technological pressures.

ISE’s 10 best blogs of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close we countdown our most popular content of the year.

3 early careers trends shaping 2025

ISE was recently joined by Dr. Khairunnisa Mohamedali at The Smarty Train to explore critical trends shaping early careers going into 2025 and beyond.

ISE’s response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review

ISE’s Stephen Isherwood shares insights from our response to the government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review.

Is the future skills gap real?

What is the answer to solving future skills challenges? Simon Reichwald at Connectr Talent Technology and Chris Shirley at QinetiQ explore the dilemma and possible solutions.

6 takeaways from ISE’s EDI Conference 2024

ISE’s EDI Conference explored how employers can change cultures and practices to improve outcomes for diverse students and employees. Jayne Cullen, freelance consultant and co-chair of ISE’s social mobility sub-committee, shares her top takeaways.