Last week, I joined representatives from Parliament, employers, business organisations, awarding bodies and the wider skills sector at the New Statesman Politics Live event to...
The most important word in apprenticeships is not achievement. That is not about diminishing the importance of completion or success. Achievement matters. It signals that...
In the second part of our special feature for FE News to mark Youth Employment Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings...
There is growing evidence that sustainability is moving from a specialist function into mainstream business operations Employers are increasingly seeking professionals who combine technical business...
This is Part Two of three on children, social media and the ban. The government is introducing legislation to bar children from the platforms. It...
When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his...
The idea that a career in research is becoming obsolete is easy to understand. It is also wrong, but not for the reasons you might expect. Behind the debate about research careers lies a more...
It’s Youth Employment Week, and in a special feature for FE News, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members Adrian Wookey,...
Aspiring marketers are set to enter the industry at a challenging, but exciting time. Competition for jobs may only become greater, with the recent Milburn...
Picture this. A member of your teaching staff is three weeks into a formal performance improvement process. Observations have been graded as requiring improvement. You...
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In a surprising and saddening move, Robert Halfon, the Conservative MP for Harlow and current Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, has announced that…
Join hosts Richard Foster-Fletcher and Kurt Hintz in episode 4 of the “Leadership, AI, and the Future of Further Education” podcast as they delve into…
This International Women’s Day, the discussion around “inspiring inclusion” in STEM fields took centre stage. STEM, comprising science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, forms the backbone…
Decentralised science (DeSci) represents a significant shift towards a more open, collaborative model of scientific research, education, and skill development. This paradigm, rooted in the…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 738, March 23rd, 2024: Levy Reform, Good, Bad or too Late? This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE…
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the value of neurodiversity in the workplace. Neurodiversity encompasses the natural variations in our brains…
Total UK revenue from education-related exports and transnational education (TNE) activity was estimated to be £27.90 billion in 2021, an increase of 6.23% since 2020…
Charlotte Barton of Progress Schools – an alternative education provider with 13 secondary schools across England – discusses the need for a greater understanding of…
The government must go further and be bolder in the design and implementation of the Advanced British Standard (ABS), the Association of Colleges (AoC) has…
International students have always provided an important flow of talent for businesses. Mature students coming to the UK to study MBAs, for example, commonly go…
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