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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The Governing Bodies of @SelbyCollege and @wakeycollege have today announced plans to merge. Sam Wright, who has been Principal and CEO of Wakefield College since 2011, is…
The #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show is aired live every Friday at 10:30am on the Skills World Live Productions website. You can watch the…
Ofstednews’s Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman gave a speech at the annual Festival of Education conference: I first spoke as Chief Inspector at the 2017 Festival.…
Today (24 Jun) at the @HEPI_news Annual Conference 2021, James Purnell gave his first public speech since becoming President & Vice-Chancellor of University of the…
The @HEPI-news / Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey is 15 years old this year. It began on the initiative of HEPI’s founder and now President, Bahram…
@GavinWilliamson spoke to the @HEPI_news conference on the importance of learning from the pandemic, and higher education reform: Hello, it is a such pleasure to…
Last month, Channel 4 aired a documentary – Sex, Myths and the Menopause, presented by Davina McColl. It revealed that many women experiencing menopausal symptoms are…
Just 29% of the UK’s manufacturing and engineering workforce made up of women – International Women in Engineering day #WomenInEngineering #INWED #INWED21 According to a recent survey, just…
Impact on Teaching and Learning Many higher education and further education institutions have declared net zero pledges – such as the Race to Zero –…
The global pandemic has impacted all corners of society, but higher education has faced one of the biggest overhauls in its history. Steeped in tradition…
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