100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
Reading College and University Centre held its first Community Iftar Meal on Tuesday 3 March. Iftar is the meal Muslims eat at sunset to break…
Ahead of International Women’s Day, trade association says steady upturn in female recruits reflects its own experience of women rising through the sector As International…
What began four years ago as a bold idea at Weston College has now spread across the county: the Jobcentre Takeover Day, part of Association…
I have just returned from working with educators and policymakers in Australia on AI and skills. I want to be direct about what I saw:…
When there’s a clamour from the world outside trying to discredit EDI approaches it becomes more important than ever to demonstrate how supporting people benefits…
Government shown to still lack understanding of parents’ difficulties in navigating system as report calls for better local transport options to benefit communities and reduce…
Delayed or incomplete information sharing between schools and local services is leaving colleges without the key insights they need to support young people effectively, limiting…
One in four employees are hoping to start a new job in the coming year, with many chasing higher wages and more recognition from their…
Oaklands College has proudly supported local charity Help 4 the Homeless by hosting a community pop-up shop and donation sorting hub during the February half-term…
Oaklands College proudly marked National Apprenticeship Week with a vibrant and engaging programme of events designed to celebrate the value of apprenticeships and strengthen partnerships…
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