Apprenticeships: A Fixed System in a Dynamic Economy
Apprenticeships were designed for a stable world. Today’s employers, however, operate in a climate defined by rapid change and uncertainty. Economic volatility, technological disruption, and...
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Apprenticeships were designed for a stable world. Today’s employers, however, operate in a climate defined by rapid change and uncertainty. Economic volatility, technological disruption, and…
On 20th May 2026, the Department for Education published their list of qualifications for 16 to 19 year olds that they believe are being replaced…
I finally caught up on Channel 4’s Dirty Business, a docudrama following the timeline of the ongoing sewage scandal. One scene sets the tone for what…
We are living through a period of technological acceleration unlike any other. The rapid, widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, coupled with ongoing cloud transformation and…
When organisations think about online exams, the conversation usually centres around question design, candidate experience or proctoring. Infrastructure is rarely the starting point, but in…
Ensuring that the further education (FE) sector has a high-quality teaching workforce is critical to the government’s ambitions for the sector and its wider industrial…
One of the strangest things about the current AI conversation is how quickly people jump from “this tool improves efficiency” to “human judgement is now…
Further education colleges across the UK continue to demonstrate resilience and ingenuity in the face of sustained financial pressure. While funding remains constrained and costs…
The SEND Transition Collective, convened by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) in partnership with FE News, brought together senior practitioners, policy advisors, and FE…
The reform of technical education in England has reached a pivotal moment. With T Levels now established across the post-16 landscape, attention is turning to…
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