Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
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,...
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Teaching and learning online is not a new concept and has been with us for many years. Many FE and HE educational establishments over the…
LABOUR SHORTAGES WILL CONTINUE IN THE FACE OF GOVERNMENT INACTION, DELAYING UK ECONOMIC RECOVERY – CBI (@CBItweets) Director-General outlines labour market insights alongside urgent recommendations Labour supply problems could last for up…
#rED2021 – The Chief Inspector discussed @Ofstednew’s research on education during the pandemic, remote education and curriculum at researchED National Conference 2021: What a brilliant day…
In Aleem v E-Act Academy Trust Limited, the Employment Appeals Tribunal confirmed that a school didn’t have to continue to pay a teacher at their previous…
Lecturers warn employers against breaching performance rights, agreements for re-use of recordings should last no more than one year. The University and College Union (UCU)…
Rejigging Your Thoughts Professor Dan Levitin’s (@DanLevitin) bestseller The Organized Mind bears a subtitle likely to stir instant agreement among all manner of readers: Thinking Straight…
All three ways for schools to access tutoring to help their students catch up from lost learning – academic mentors, school-led and external tuition – are now…
A new report published today by the National Foundation for Educational Research (@TheNFER), on the on-going impact of Covid-19 on schools serving predominantly deprived populations, shows how…
September 2021 marks the 18th anniversary of the launch of FE News and job board FE Careers I wanted to write a personal note of…
I believe that the role of colleges in preparing our students to be Global Citizens has never been more critical. Why? We live in a…
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