The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
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....
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The Conservative Party met for their annual conference in Manchester 3-5 October 2021. This was their first major in-person event since before the pandemic. AELP…
With the lifting of many restrictions placed on us by Covid-19, there’s been a lot of talk about things going ‘back to normal’. In the…
Employer engagement is essential to ensure students gain real world, authentic experiences both inside and outside of the classroom that link to the work place.…
One of the best parts of my job is being able to meet individuals from the different communities the Co-op connects with. Recently, I visited…
How can VocTech support skills for work in FE? In this first episode, Sarah Axon, from Ufi VocTech Trust will explore what VocTech is, how it is being used and…
The Labour Party Conference (#LAB21) took place in Brighton from the 25th – 29th September. Being the first full conference since the 2019 General Election…
The highest ever volume of British 18-year-olds (38%) applied for university this year, with the pandemic limiting gap year prospects and Brexit red tape restricting…
Hosted by Gavin O’Meara and Janine Oliver (Head of Assessment Innovation, NCFE), we invited Olly Newton (Exec Director, Edge Foundation) and Isabel Sutcliffe (Independent consultant…
Students, teachers and parents exhaled a sigh of relief last week, following The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation’s (@Ofqual) announcement concerning the mechanics of…
#AntiRacismInAction with Shaid Mahmood, Dr Sam Parrett OBE and Mandeep Gill BFELG Livestreams #AntiRacismInAction – Making the Most of an Ethnically Diverse Britain, co-produced by…
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