Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee summarises the findings and conclusions of the Committee’s year-long inquiry. For...
Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
Waltham Forest College proudly hosted the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pat McFadden, for the national media launch of a landmark youth employment…
Unemployment holds at 5.2%. Regular pay growth hits a five-year low. Vacancies slip further below pre-pandemic levels. And in April, it gets more expensive to…
Endometriosis affects 1.5 million women and those assigned female at birth across the UK. Roughly one in 10 women of reproductive age is affected, making…
In this exclusive feature specially for Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation talks to member organisations Mat Parker, Head of…
The government’s latest skills funding update may have caused some uncertainty for businesses that rely on apprenticeships to upskill their workforce. With 16 apprenticeship standards…
Level 3 Games Design and Animation learners at Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) recently had the opportunity to take part in a professional games…
A team of Fire and Security Engineering Apprentices from South Eastern Regional College’s (SERC) Lisburn and Newtownards Campuses, have won the annual SERC PBL X…
For decades, the UK has treated vocational education as the lesser sibling of the academic route. Despite repeated promises to rebalance the system, the gravitational…
According to international metrics for children’s numeracy and maths performance, England typically ranks above average. With employment opportunities in highly numerate industries such as AI,…
New insights from Jisc highlight key priorities for leaders and identify support and guidance for effective cyber posture The cyber threat landscape facing further education (FE) is rapidly evolving, and it has never…
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