Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
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...
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For a successful apprenticeship, a number of people may need to be involved to support the learner. Here, Rubitek (@Rubiteks) CEO Kerry Linley takes a…
Students’ subject choices at A level have become “exceedingly narrow”, with young people less likely than ever to take up a variety of subjects, a…
Large businesses will be able to easily pledge funds to smaller businesses through a new government service, to help create and recruit for more apprenticeship…
#NetZero by 2030: Can we ever agree on purpose and vision? In this think piece, Professor Fiona Forbes, a FED Trustee, the CEO and founder of ConfigurED…
The Education and Training Foundation (@E_T_Foundation) is the expert body for professional development and standards in Further Education (FE) and Training in England. Through their…
Free, easy and fit for purpose #TEL In 20+ years teaching English, History and Education in FE, a lot of colleagues assumed I was an…
Universities are increasingly being judged on graduate employability, in particular regarding the support given to widening participation groups. University league tables are also heavily influenced…
With institutions having to make a rapid transition to online delivery, Covid-19 has left an indelible mark on the educational landscape. Understandably, some are concerned…
Lots of people, young and old, view politics as old-fashioned, not for them and elite. But political decisions impact every single aspect of each of…
@GavinWilliamson speaks about access targets at universities with poor student outcomes as well as driving up standards in higher education in his speech at the Universities…
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