New analysis of data reveals a stark numeracy divide across England, with communities in the North struggling with numbers more than those in the South....
The school 14-16 curriculum has not served the needs of all children. For too long vocational education has been the preserve of FE, especially for...
Two senior roundtables on AI adoption kept returning to the same quiet risk: the tasks that once taught young people the job are being automated...
Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee summarises the findings and conclusions of the Committee’s year-long inquiry. For...
Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
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Around the world, education systems face a profound learning crisis. More than 600 million children and adolescents do not achieve minimum proficiency in reading and…
I have become a bit of a Karen. Not the kind who shouts at someone with less power or thinks the rules should bend around…
The publication of Common findings from funding assurance work on post-16 education providers: 2024 to 2025 assurance year provides a useful snapshot of the compliance…
My work has largely centred on helping adults develop the digital skills they need to move towards further learning and employment. Alongside my professional practice…
To continue the camping theme from part one in this series, even if you think you have all the equipment and have predicted all the…
ICAEW’s research into mid-tier accountancy firms found that, while firms expect AI to reduce demand for some early-career tasks, most do not anticipate an overall…
Party conference season is one of the few points in the political calendar when politicians, policymakers, employers, think tanks and organisations from across the public…
The government’s plans for young people will go further if they are built around the colleges already providing technical pathways, work placements and apprenticeships, argues…
A learner asked me a question this year that every teacher in the sector will recognise, or soon will: if the software is intelligent, why…
I’m writing this just before heading off on a family camping trip to Yorkshire, which means the house is currently a chaotic blend of optimism,…
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