In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
During this summer's heatwaves, further education and skills providers across the country found themselves trying to run assessments, practical workshops and exams in buildings, workplaces...
This summer has delivered the clearest statement of intent on skills that further education has seen in a generation. Technical education pathways from age 14,...
For social care to be fit for the future, the workforce must be central to reform. Adult social care stands at a critical moment. Demand for care...
The State of the Skills Sector 2026 reveals that skills providers largely have confidence in their own performance, but far less certainty about policy, funding,...
My first job in the civil service was working on the team delivering plans for 14-19 Diplomas in response to the Tomlinson Review. It was a...
Comment pieces, exclusive and non-exclusive featured content, corporate blogs, speech transcripts, and sector reactions.
Despite rising costs and economic uncertainties, Twin Group recently acquired eTraining, an apprenticeship training provider. CEO Caroline Fox explains why. As with many institutions in…
Recommended salary levels for further education college teachers in England fell by 18% in real terms between 2010–11 and 2022–23. This compares with real-terms falls…
Many universities throughout the UK are experiencing a strain on their finances. The ongoing cost of living crisis has meant many families are opting out…
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan establishes Government’s forward thinking AI approach Artificial intelligence has the power to transform teachers’ day-to-day lives, the Education Secretary will say…
Joanne Bone, partner and GDPR specialist at Irwin Mitchell, recently delivered a webinar for the education sector on the key changes relating to data protection.…
Only the financial crash and Covid-19 dented employers’ appetite for internships, placements and other short-term programmes (Figure 1). In the long-run, employers have significantly increased…
In his handwritten yet entirely legible sixteen-page reading for students, Peter Checkland (1) explains how, by the 1970s, the subject systems thinking had evolved into…
Work placement has been an essential element in vocational courses for many years. The presence of work placement should hardly be surprising given the importance…
Henry Ford is perhaps the most eloquent champion of the power of staff development. He is famously quoted as saying, “the only thing worse than…
Welcome to Soundbite Edition 687! This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal brought to you by FE News: ISSN 2732-4095. We know life is busy, so here…
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