There are now 11 applicants for every degree apprenticeship place in England, up from 3 just three years ago, according to government data. That competition...
Every year, apprenticeship providers brace themselves for a new set of funding rules. The annual ritual is familiar: download the document, highlight the changes, update...
Using AI to help draft a lesson plan is one thing. Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or...
Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
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As part of NCFE’s spotlight report on digital skills, James Lane, Sector Manager for Digital, Creative and Design, explores how we can create the digital…
The recent Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) report that grabs most attention concerns apprenticeship funding. However, ‘creative’ the recommendations may feel, any future government would…
The statistics are stark – according to Education Support’s ‘Teacher Wellbeing Index 2022’, 61% of FE staff ‘had actively sought to change or leave their…
In this article, Simon discusses how education leaders don’t have to face impossible financial decisions alone. Instead, they should harness data to get a complete,…
In this article we’ll look at the long-term decline of creativity in education, just at a time when employers are going to value those ‘human’…
This article explores how digital credentials and blockchain technology have the potential to reshape the Further Education (FE) landscape. It explains how blockchain’s decentralised and…
There have been significant reforms to apprenticeships over the last decade. This includes the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017, which was accompanied by…
Prisoners who get a job on release are less likely to reoffend. That’s why HMPPS is transforming prison education to give prisoners the skills for…
While the cost-of-living crisis is undoubtedly affecting mental health, it is also prompting behavioural changes – in both positive and negative ways. This article explores…
A general election looms on the horizon. In normal times, we would collectively be calling for additional investment into the education and skills sector, which…
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