As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
Kerry Boffey of FIN asks if nominee training is about preparing for an Ofsted inspection or should it be doing something much bigger. Of course,...
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In the corporate world, the push to “go virtual” during the pandemic came with new opportunities to foster greater connectivity and reach people where they…
Once we leave school or University behind, many people breathe a sigh of relief that the days of sitting exams, or finishing an assignment late…
Responding to today’s announcement of a new “Way to Work” campaign by the Department of Work and Pensions, Katie Schmuecker, Deputy Director of Policy and…
For today’s show, Gavin O’Meara and co-host Janet King (Sector Manager Education and Childcare, NCFE) are joined by guest speakers Gary Simpson (LEYF) and Gill…
A new target to move half a million people into jobs by the end of June launches today (27 Jun), under ambitious government plans to…
Following a year of huge disruption in 2020, the UK saw employer demand not only recovering in 2021, but reaching levels far above that seen…
New proposals to tackle the postcode lottery of avoidable absence in schools have been announced by the government today (25 Jan). A new consultation proposes that all schools have…
Following concerns that Government’s new Online Safety Bill does not go far enough, award-winning social entrepreneur, Anisa Morridadi – founder and CEO of youth engagement…
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the Further Education and Training sector in various ways. In this article, Paul Kessell-Holland, National Head of Curriculum Design Projects…
MasterStart, a growing edtech with bases in Cape Town and London, has added Dr Alexia Cox to its top leadership team as Chief Learning Officer…
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