New analysis of data reveals a stark numeracy divide across England, with communities in the North struggling with numbers more than those in the South....
The school 14-16 curriculum has not served the needs of all children. For too long vocational education has been the preserve of FE, especially for...
Two senior roundtables on AI adoption kept returning to the same quiet risk: the tasks that once taught young people the job are being automated...
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...
@BorisJohnson’s 10-point Green Plan will require major investment in trade skills and apprenticeships right now if the UK is to deliver it, says HomeServe Foundation…
Examples of how the Kickstart Scheme are benefitting businesses As part of the government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’, there are a range of government programmes available…
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the apprenticeship industry, but as we start looking to next year, outdoor education and adventure provider,…
The Office for Students (@officestudents) has commissioned the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) to undertake the first phase of a national…
Staff from the @BordersCollege Student Advice team recently attended a virtual award ceremony, aimed at celebrating their achievement of the Going Further for Student Carers’…
The University of Oxford (@UniofOxford) was recognised at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (@TheIET) virtual E&T Innovation Awards ceremony yesterday. As part of the…
A Chorley teenager’s short story about life after lockdown has been picked to win a prestigious writing prize. (@SouthlandsHS) Poppy Larkin, 14, who goes to…
@ColegSirGar is a large and successful further education college based in South Wales in the UK. With over 10,000 students the college is a major…
Today @_Babington announces it has agreed terms to acquire the majority of the apprenticeship business from @peopleplusuk This acquisition further strengthens Babington’s position as the forerunner…
#EqualPay Day 2020: New @EmploymtStudies research reveals how women living with obesity are short-changed by over £10 billion a year in the workplace, with a wage…
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