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...
CARING learners supported communities in South East Asia on a “very emotional” education adventure. Twenty students from Coleg Cambria experienced the trip of a lifetime…
Across the UK, thousands of A level, T Level and BTEC students are anxiously awaiting their results, which will be released next week. The CDI,…
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has today warned that a lack of detail in government plans to introduce their new Growth and…
As we approach A level results day, new research* from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP finds that there is a growing…
United Colleges Group is pleased to announce it has been awarded its first Investors in People (IIP) accreditation. United Colleges Group (UCG) (formed of City…
I recently joined online platform One File at its ‘Future of Engagement’ conference and one of the questions that cropped up during several discussions was…
A new £8.1 million Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre at City of Wolverhampton College has been handed over by contractor Speller Metcalfe on schedule following…
The steel framework for City of Wolverhampton College’s new city centre campus has been completed. The new campus is part of phase two of City…
National awarding organisation, Gateway Qualifications has announced the appointment of a new CEO. Fabienne Bailey will be the new Chief Executive Officer, effective 14 October…
Broadcasting legend, Jeff Brown, and former MP for Sunderland Central, Julie Elliott, will be joining the University of Sunderland(@sunderlanduni) next summer as Pro-Chancellors. The pair…
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