As apprenticeships are, by definition, an employment-based programme, you might reasonably expect the pattern of apprenticeship starts to broadly track trends in the labour market. Having worked in the sector for over 20...
AI is beginning to shape young people’s transitions from education to work. Increasingly, career development practitioners are using large language models to support guidance sessions and for resource creation...
The Skills White Paper claims colleges have been treated as "second rate" despite impressive results compared to others. Does our misaligned quality model and music...
There is a persistent and costly misunderstanding at the heart of workforce design in Further Education. We continue to measure people against roles that were...
The quality of initial teacher training (ITT) in further education (FE) is again under review, but this time with a sharper regulatory edge. From 2026,...
At Milton Keynes, we were the first FE College Group in the country to receive the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) inspection, and I’m delighted to...
Geoffrey Hinton and I have something in common. We both studied and worked in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence department at the University of...
In 2026 the job market feels uncertain for many people entering the workforce. The UK unemployment rate has risen to a near five-year high. At...
Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This article explores how recent reforms, system challenges and frontline insight shape what’s needed to support young...
Skills shortages in construction are not a new problem. For at least ten years, we have been grappling with this issue, and the CITB is...
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Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 772: 16th October 2024 | Is there a youth engagement crisis? This week’s Soundbite is sponsored by Turnitin This is…
GMColleges has announced two new appointments created through the Further Education Innovation Fund, to help expand innovation across Greater Manchester’s ten boroughs. Stephanie Bateman joins…
This week, Asa Gordon joins the Sandwell Family of Colleges, which includes Sandwell College, Cadbury Sixth Form, Central Saint Michael’s Sixth Form and Tomorrow’s People,…
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, Suzanne Robinson, has been appointed by the University of Salford’s Business…
TTC Group appoints Roy Hastings as Chief Financial Officer. As it powers forward with strategic diversification into complementary regulated training markets Trusted training and compliance…
Gower College Swansea (@GowerCollegeSwa) is delighted to announce the appointment of James Donaldson as the new Vice Principal for Learner Experience and Inclusion. James, who…
The Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance has recently rebranded as the Multicultural Apprenticeship & Skills Alliance to reflect a broader commitment to developing a diverse talent pool…
Association of Colleges is delighted to announce that Pat Carvalho has been elected as the new AoC President. Taking over from Corrienne Peasgood, she will…
The Henley College is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Spearman as its new Principal, bringing with him a distinguished career in education, marked…
École Ducasse, a network of schools founded by multi-starred chef Alain Ducasse dedicated to the transmission of outstanding French expertise and excellence in culinary and…
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