Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
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...
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#NationalApprenticeshipWeek – We should celebrate England’s apprentices. But it’s also time to call out policymakers for their many failings since the decade-old Richard Review, argues…
Data is all around us in every walk of life. Capturing it is one thing, but interpreting that data so that it’s useful for the…
Online exams: The pros and cons of the new policy Last month, one of the UK’s largest exam boards announced plans for pupils in England…
As the skills shortage continues to impact the UK – particularly the specialist skills required for technology and digital-focused jobs – it is becoming more…
International Day of Women & Girls in Science – To Boldly Go? A popular myth has always been that women are less interested in Science,…
#WomenInSTEM – Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science today, 11th February, we feature Katerina Fotoglou and look at the path which led…
The two most tumultuous events in politics in recent years- Brexit, then Covid- don’t appear to have much in common on the surface. In fact,…
Disadvantaged students could have lost out when competing for university places When the government announced that, following two years of significant grade increases, students’ 2022…
#WomenInSTEM – Ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science tomorrow, Bukky Babajide explains everything you need to know about succeeding as a Female Tech…
The past two years have accelerated the need for new skills to emerge in many sectors looking to reform and grow – and the education…
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