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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Currently prisoners are unable to take advantage of apprenticeships, which would give them access to gold-standard training they can gain the skills needed to secure…
#NationalApprenticeshipWeek gives us all an opportunity to reflect on the importance of offering training opportunities. With an unemployment rate of 4.7% in the West Midlands,…
Lee Marley is Founder of Lee Marley Brickwork Limited, which he set up in 1997 when he was 24. A former apprentice bricklayer himself, Lee appreciates the opportunities that a quality…
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2022, this week’s #FutureOfWork live show shines a spotlight on apprenticeships and their role in helping to build the future.…
EPI (@EduPolicyInst) report reveals “decade of failure” to improve outcomes of #GCSE pupils in poverty, while disadvantage gap widens for college and sixth form students.…
By the BFELG: #AntiRacismInAction: Apprenticeships with Tom Bewick, CEO, Federation of Awarding Bodies ; Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE);…
As national college group NCG (@NCG_Official) celebrates #NationalApprenticeshipWeek 2022, Executive Principal North Grant Glendinning reflects on progress and the future of apprenticeships: The past two…
Government is urged to ‘not leave youngest behind’ this National Apprenticeships Week (#NAW2022) by boosting access to apprenticeships Analysis of government data by the London…
AELP hosted the Green Summit on the 3rd February, held at 15 Hatfield Gardens, 15 Hatfields conference and events venue – a stone’s throw from Waterloo. Great event…
A recent piece of research from Teach for the Future revealed that, despite climate action being one of the UK’s number one domestic policy priorities,…
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