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...
This week the King’s Speech announced legislation that creates a pathway for the creation of Skills England and substantial reform of the much-maligned Apprenticeship Levy…
Danny explores the potential impact of Skills England on the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). The new organisation, announced in the King’s Speech,…
A broader, richer, cutting-edge curriculum that drives high and rising school standards and sets all young people up for life and work will be central…
UNIVERSITY Campus Oldham (UCO) is celebrating after its’ latest graduates rated it above the England sector average in every themed category of the National Student…
COLEG CAMBRIA will take the largest team of apprentices and foundation skills learners from Wales to this year’s WorldSkills UK finals. The event will take place…
A major competition designed to get more young people involved in manufacturing has recognised the talented engineers of the future. The Design & Make Challenge…
Lichfield’s Alfie Johnson may only be 19-years-old but he’s taken the first step to achieve his dream of following in the footsteps of legendary movie…
Twelve students from NPTC Group of Colleges have been announced among 106 Welsh finalists for the WorldSkills UK National Finals which will be held between…
Students at The City of Liverpool College(@COLCollege) have partnered with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) to create a new app aimed at tackling…
Ever get the feeling we’ve been here before? Me too. On Friday July 12, the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, during a visit to HMP Five…
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