September marks the three-year anniversary of the Green Changemakers programme and we have learned so much in that time. On this quiet morning in my...
It has been nine months since the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee, which I chaired, published its report ‘Social mobility: Local roots, lasting...
As budgets tighten and campus capacity shrinks, hybrid models offer a practical way to deliver exams at scale. As higher and further education institutions across...
After my ADHD diagnosis, the research, and that conversation with a former employer, I noted in my last article that I'd launched something that I...
At the start of his second week as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has announced what amounts to a revolution in education policy. We have heard...
Kerry Boffey of FIN identifies changes in the Ofsted operating guide and toolkit which require provider attention before September. Providers preparing for inspection should pay...
Today's announcement from the Prime Minister is significant structural reform. Technical education pathways from age 14, combining core academic subjects with employer contact and workplace...
By mid-July, most Further Education leadership teams have shifted their attention to enrolment, exam boards and the slow scramble to close out the academic year....
This year’s World Youth Skills Day theme, 'Skills for a shared future', is timely. Young people are entering a labour market being reshaped by artificial intelligence, automation and changing employer expectations. Yet too often we describe...
Economic inactivity linked to long-term health conditions has now reached 2.8 million people in the UK, costing the country an estimated £212 billion per year...
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In recent years, I feel there has been a shift happening, a kind of evolution if you will, a transformation of the traditional role of…
I’m absolutely delighted at the strides the FE sector has made with e-Assessment since my 2007 FE News article. No matter that C-19 is an…
Over the last 2-3 months there has been a huge amount of effort by employers, #EpAOs, External Quality Assurance (#EQA) providers and the Institute for…
Last week, Boris Johnson told the nation that young people “should be guaranteed an apprenticeship” as part of the country’s recovery from Covid-19. The idea…
The COVID-19 pandemic has sent financial shockwaves through much of the UK economy, including its further education (FE) sector. The UK’s system of FE colleges…
As many students and colleges look forward to returning to face-to-face teaching, we need to take stock and prepare ourselves for the possibility of further…
Bag packed, lunch snacks fully stocked, computer screen lowered. Since lockdown measures were first implemented by the UK government in response to the coronavirus outbreak,…
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone in the world and has forced every aspect of life to be completely rethought and whilst it will be…
I recently read an article in FE News titled ‘How Education Technology Works for Every Learning Style’ and followed a few of the threads on…
On Wednesday’s daily Government briefing, referring to the impact the COVID-19 crisis could have on youth unemployment, Prime Minister @BorisJohnson said: “For young people in particular, for…
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