Within education and skills, there is a tendency to equate more with better: more learning hours, more evidence, more checkpoints, more assessment. Yet, it is...
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...
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The government’s social mobility commissioner has claimed that girls do not choose physics A-level because they dislike “hard maths”. Addressing a science and technology committee…
A new Report by the Lifelong Education Commission argues that reversing the decline of higher technical education (HTE) provisions in England could be key to…
Ofsted has today (26 April) published a new strategy for the next five years (2022 – 2027). The strategy is across all of education… for…
Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, Liz Ritchie and Youcef Bendraou, stationery designer at Pukka Pads, discuss the impact technology has on children’s creative development and future academic…
Welcome to this week’s FE Soundbite and Happy St George’s day! This is FE Soundbite Edition 641 (and FE Soundbite is the FE News weekly…
Secondary school students will be able to study the natural world through an exciting new GCSE in natural history to be introduced by September 2025.…
What are the benefits and its potential? With the recent advancements and the world becoming more digital than ever, there’s no doubt that the metaverse…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Weekly Journal Edition #640 Happy Easter! I hope you have a fantastic Easter break.. for me, I am planning hot cross…
This month’s Official for National Statistics release show signs that the labour market recovery is stalling, with a continued outflow of older workers from the…
TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady today (Tuesday) informed the TUC Executive Committee of her decision to retire from the TUC at the end of the…
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