100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
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...
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The latest DfE Consultation affecting the Skills and Post 16 Education Act regards careers advice and specifically aims to ‘strengthen the statutory requirements for schools…
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Talking to technology that just works out what we want when we need a little help has moved from science fiction to fact. In my…
Way back in April of this year I was asked to attend a roundtable discussion of Further Education (FE) sector leaders to provide evidence to…
Next week, AELP will host our National Conference 2022 in London. Taking place 27-28 June, AELP’s National Conference is one of the must-attend events in…
It’s a fascinating yet challenging time to be a leader. We are in the midst of an old system dying and a new one being…
The UK labour market may be near a turning point. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showed signs of softness, with the…
When I started working with joy as a practice principle, a few years ago now, it was very much not the Marie Kondo type of…
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