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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A recent BBC News article reported that students at the University of Oxford had voted to remove a picture of the Queen from their common…
It is the century of social justice. We live in a world led by universities. But in many parts of it, women cannot attend school.…
In normal times, we refresh our data on an annual basis using the latest Government labour market datasets, but due to the economy undergoing such…
In recent years, UK higher education providers have increasingly used surveys to capture the student voice to understand the student learning experience. They typically survey…
@TheIFS: Big increase in student numbers means additional spending on sixth forms and colleges has done little to reverse decade of cuts in funding per…
46 businesses recognised by HRH The Princess Royal for excellence in training and development in 2021 City & Guilds Group (@cityandguilds) has today announced that…
April to June saw more people start a new job than ever before, but more is needed to help meet record employer demand. Almost three…
As I write, the future of the UK National Student Survey (#NSS) is under review. Led by the Office for Students (OfS), the review and…
UK Government launches plan for a world-leading hydrogen economy Tens of thousands of jobs, billions of pounds in investment and new export opportunities will be…
As the British economy continues its gradual reopening, there is growing motivation to ensure that businesses can “build back better” from the difficulties of pandemic…
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