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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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…
The proportion of young adults claiming income-related benefits increased from 9 to 15 per cent during the Covid crisis – a larger increase than any…
As students prepare to return to academic life, Lichfield Mental Health Counsellor Sheila McMahon Reg. BACP, FSP, Comedienne and CEO of Mind Management For You,…
In response to the publication of statistics on apprenticeships and traineeships in England, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)’s @fsb_policy National Chair Mike Cherry commented: “Whilst the pandemic has understandably had…
The JCVI has reviewed the evidence on vaccinating children aged 12 to 15 who do not have underlying health conditions that put them at increased…
@VTCT_uk #EDI One year on In May 2020, the brutal murder of George Floyd shook the world to its core. In the midst of a…
@EducationGovUK – Short university courses to provide flexible training Students to benefit from flexible study options, as up to 20 universities and colleges to be…
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