Last week, I joined representatives from Parliament, employers, business organisations, awarding bodies and the wider skills sector at the New Statesman Politics Live event to...
The most important word in apprenticeships is not achievement. That is not about diminishing the importance of completion or success. Achievement matters. It signals that...
In the second part of our special feature for FE News to mark Youth Employment Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings...
There is growing evidence that sustainability is moving from a specialist function into mainstream business operations Employers are increasingly seeking professionals who combine technical business...
This is Part Two of three on children, social media and the ban. The government is introducing legislation to bar children from the platforms. It...
When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his...
The idea that a career in research is becoming obsolete is easy to understand. It is also wrong, but not for the reasons you might expect. Behind the debate about research careers lies a more...
It’s Youth Employment Week, and in a special feature for FE News, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members Adrian Wookey,...
Aspiring marketers are set to enter the industry at a challenging, but exciting time. Competition for jobs may only become greater, with the recent Milburn...
Picture this. A member of your teaching staff is three weeks into a formal performance improvement process. Observations have been graded as requiring improvement. You...
As the sector prepares for a wide-reaching apprenticeship reform from 1st August 2025, Skills Federation announced key developments to its apprenticeship assessment management platform, ACE360.…
The Challenge and Our Response Regular readers will know that in recent years my practice has been focused on changemaking, developing both mindset and skillset…
As AI reshapes industries and job roles, Higher Education and business leaders must urgently address the growing AI skills gap. This article explores why HE…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 809: 9th August 2025 | DHSC’s Level 7 Mitigation Funding: What Does It Say About Employer Choice And Levy Flexibility?…
OpenAI has just switched on its new Study Mode for ChatGPT. Learners can now drop a syllabus, ask for bite-sized explanations, and get instant practice…
Ever more so, education is the powerful tailwind to the skills we need to thrive. The conversation’s been dominated by the prioritisation of STEM subjects,…
The Department of Health & Social Care has agreed funding, over three financial years, to supportLevel 7 Apprenticeships in 5 health professions. These are: Ring-fenced…
RHA Skills and Remit Training are working together to help address the growing technician shortage across the UK’s road transport sector. This new arrangement will…
As students await their A-level results, Prospects at Jisc reveals a growing trend towards more school leavers choosing apprenticeships over university with traditional academic routes no longer…
A University of Winchester student was in pole position to meet some of the most important figures in motor racing when she attended a special…
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