Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
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...
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On 21 April 2022, the Department for Education (DfE) launched its new Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy. There was good reason to celebrate. For a…
The government’s desire for all schools to be in a multi academy trust, or working towards joining one, by 2030 remains an ambitious target. By…
Over the last month, students up and down the country have been receiving exam results. A time of celebration, a moment to reflect and, for…
Education should prepare young people with a rich toolkit of knowledge, skills and know-how to be able to achieve their dreams and lead purposeful lives.…
#Credentials #DigitalCredentials #MicroCredentials #NanoCredentials! Micro, Nano, Digital. Do they all mean the same thing? Do different countries define them differently? All of these terms have…
At the start of the pandemic, universities came under scrutiny for not having the technology or the ability to support the student experience sufficiently. The…
This month, thousands of young people across the UK will have received their GCSE, A Level and T Level results and will be preparing to…
Historically, the further education sector has not provided middle managers with clear expectations or the same level of support that is has its teachers. That…
Reports of rising levels of stress, burnout and even depression among teachers have seemed relentless over the last few years – with a real spotlight…
Achieving parity of esteem with academic qualifications and destinations has long been seen as the holy grail of apprenticeships. Recent data suggests real progress has been…
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