There are now 11 applicants for every degree apprenticeship place in England, up from 3 just three years ago, according to government data. That competition...
Every year, apprenticeship providers brace themselves for a new set of funding rules. The annual ritual is familiar: download the document, highlight the changes, update...
Using AI to help draft a lesson plan is one thing. Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or...
Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
AoC Conference 2021 FE News #OnLocation – Day 2 with Nadhim Zahawi Nadhim Zahawi addresses Association of Colleges conference 2021 Education Secretary sets out how…
Today (Weds 17 Nov), Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, is speaking at the Schools and Academies Show on a panel about securing the…
Ellisha Soanes, a health and social care lecturer at West Suffolk College has scooped this year’s Association of Colleges’ (AoC) President’s Award. Each year the…
Raheem Sterling (@sterling7) today (16 Nov) unveiled his foundation at his former school, Ark Elvin Academy in Brent. Created from his vision and dedication to…
Students and educators in schools, colleges and universities have been invited to join the early access phase of RichCast (@RichCastApp) – a completely new genre of…
The latest instalments in the ‘Apprentices Are Amazing’ film series introduces Amelia, a mechanical and electrical engineer and FMEA Apprentice of the Year 2020, and…
#AntiBullyingWeek2021 – MORE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS TO TACKLE BULLYING As Anti-Bullying Week gets underway, the Department for Education has confirmed funding for five leading organisations,…
Today (16 November), Association of Colleges (@AoC_info) has released a report revealing the composition of further education college boards across the country and attitudes towards…
The leading provider of apprenticeships to the hospitality industry in Wales has welcomed plans to create a Commission for Tertiary Education and Research to govern…
A former apprentice from North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (@nwslc_official) has been named as runner-up in the West Midlands regional finals of the National…
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