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...
Exclusive thought leadership articles written peer to peer by leading experts about the future of education and the future of work. Experts writing op’ed and thought leadership articles on apprenticeships, skills and employability.
Ambitious about Autism’s Danae Leaman-Hill discusses the barriers preventing autistic people from accessing work, what the charity is doing to support more autistic young people…
In this article, Abeer Al Khalifa discusses the increasing internationalisation of education. Al Khalifa explores supporting diverse student bodies via teacher training and technological advancements…
Professor Tom Bewick recently attended the inaugural international conference on delivery and policy of degree and higher apprenticeships. The following article is based on the…
In April the Prime Minister restated his New Year’s pledge to make maths education up to 18 compulsory, this time announcing the establishment of an…
After the final summer 2023 maths GCSE exam, CENTURY’s Chief Education Officer and former maths teacher, Tom Thacker, reflects on solutions for the Prime Minister’s…
In this article the author discusses the benefits of Skills Bootcamps for the local community and economy. Skills Bootcamps provide learners with foundational skills and…
Key findings of HEPI’s Student Academic Experience Survey in 2023: – more students are struggling with the cost of living and feel lonely – student wellbeing has improved but remains worse…
In this feature, Jamie Wilson explores how IT managers can’t be experts in every aspect of IT, and how collaboration can ensure their success in…
The digital skills gap has been, is, and will continue to be a prominent issue unless action is taken to upskill our digital workforce. The…
Jennifer Coupland talks about IfATE’s plans, set out in their new Simpler Skills System report, to take employer-led skills training to the next level so…
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