Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
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,...
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This document provides London Higher’s response to the Department for Education’s consultation onHE Reform, published on the 24 February, for response before 06 May 2022.…
From April 2022, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) began monitoring apprenticeship provider performance against a range of measures. The measures which identify areas…
Poverty and hunger are adversely affecting students’ academic performance. This is the argument put forward by Darren Hankey, Principal at Hartlepool College of Further Education,…
Every teacher in the country will have access to free, high-quality, ongoing training as part of the Government’s continued drive to ensure every pupil in…
As part of NAW2022 #BuildtheFuture OAL (Occupational Awards Limited) conducted a series of interviews on how apprenticeships are key to the future success of so…
This document provides London Higher’s response to the Department for Education’s consultation onHE Reform, published on the 24 February, for response before 06 May 2022.…
The FE News teamed up with Skills World LIVE to ask some of the main speakers and experts in End Point Assessment what they saw…
Meanwhile, Labour says the whole system is “strategically failing”. Alex Burghart MP tells Tom Bewick, presenter of the award-winning Skills World Live Radio Show, that:…
This document provides London Higher’s response to the Department for Education’s consultation onHE Reform, published on the 24 February, for response before 06 May 2022.…
The Open University to join forces with colleges – backed by £10 million of Government funding – to offer high-quality, higher and technical education to…
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