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...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted labor markets globally during 2020. The short-term consequences were sudden and often severe: Millions of people were furloughed or lost jobs, and…
The London based specialist college, the Fashion Retail Academy (@FRALondon), has seen applications for its courses nearly double (growing by 89%), as new data published by UCAS today…
@UKLabour’s Cat Smith responds to latest @YMCA Out of Service report on youth services funding Cat Smith MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Young People, responding…
In a new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, the former Education Editor of The Times, Rosemary Bennett, reveals there were over 7,000 stories about…
@In2ScienceUK, a social mobility charity which helps young people from low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds gain practical insight into careers in science, technology, engineering and maths…
A partnership between Waltham Forest College (@WFCTweets) and youth hostelling charity YHA (@YHAOfficial) has enabled 39 Level 3, first year travel and tourism students to…
London Academy of Trading (@LATlondon) today announced it has been named ‘Trading Academy of the Year’ for the second consecutive year by the London Prestige Awards. …
The British Association of Construction Heads (@BACHFEConstruct) has submitted its response to the Government’s consultation on future of level 2 and below qualifications and programmes;…
Following Privy Council approval on 10 February, Richard Sharp has been appointed for 4 years from 16 February 2021 to 15 February 2025 (@bbc) Richard…
Major new study by Virgin Media Business (@virginmedia, @vmbusiness) and Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) shows sustained investment in transformative digital technologies could…
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