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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Some teachers call the top spot in a school the revolving door. Every new principal has a different take on what the school should focus.…
We are reforming the post-16 system, which at level 3 means improving the quality of both technical and academic qualifications on offer. We want A…
Students looking to study technical qualifications when they’ve completed their GCSEs will have clearer training options that help them get high-skilled, high-paid jobs, as more…
With the release of Edge’s 10th skills shortage bulletin, we’ve learned to expect the unexpected. Few could have predicted the impacts of Covid-19 and Brexit,…
As we move into the second year of our work at the Foundation for Education Development (FED) and following the launch of the FED National Education…
Today was the State Opening of Parliament, which begins the parliamentary year. The speech is usually delivered by the Queen, but the 96-year-old monarch has pulled…
The Coronavirus pandemic, war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis are just three of the many negative contributors impacting our mental health. All of us…
Students already facing inequalities in higher education (HE) are likely being further disadvantaged due to mental health issues exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, a new…
As the DfE funded national Advanced Practitioners Programme (#APConnect) comes to an end after four years, I’ve been looking back at how different FE was,…
Welcome to FE Soundbite edition 643. Well, Ofsted was 30 years old this week… time to celebrate? Not for NEU members… I am in two…
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