While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
A new report by the education charity Education and Employers has found that young people who experience the highest levels of employer engagement before the…
Transforming how the Welsh language is used and seen within the Penarth children’s nursery business where she works has earned Jasmine Miles a work-based learning…
A GROUNDBREAKING inclusion training programme led by Coleg Cambria is helping shape the future of additional learning needs (ALN) support and inclusive practice across the…
Last week, NPTC Group of Colleges hosted the annual Junior Apprenticeship Celebration event at Neath College. This event celebrates the success of learners who have…
A determined young learner who has faced lifelong complex medical challenges has won a prestigious national award. Lucas McElroy, a student at Blenheim High School…
Skills England is changing how it recommends funding for apprenticeships, dropping the quote-based model it has used since 2022 for a data-led interim approach. Guidance…
Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) recently brought colour, energy and talent to the stage with its vibrant production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour…
Students who have overcome adversity, exceeded expectations and demonstrated exceptional commitment to their studies have been honoured at Northampton College’s annual Daventry Campus Student Awards.…
Young people entering construction today are joining an industry that is evolving quickly. While practical trade skills remain at the centre of construction, younger workers…
On Wednesday 10 June, Kirklees College hosted its annual College Outstanding Learner Success Awards (COLS) at Accu Stadium in Huddersfield. At the event, kindly sponsored…
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