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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Colleges and COP26 Climate change has finally moved up the political agenda globally and public opinion seems to have shifted as people demand rapid change…
Today (18 Jun) is the deadline for submission of teacher assessed grades. Coming to the end of the most onerous task this generation of teachers…
FE partnership launches community action drive to raise £1m of social value. @samparrett1 from @LSEColleges, @Joannemaher from @Lborocollege and @coachinception @EastCoast_Coll are urging colleges around the country to join the new…
A complete return to pre-pandemic TVET policy and practice is unlikely, says a new report by the @AoC_info released today at the @BritishCouncil’s international education…
The Employment Support Sector and Net Zero The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) is the representative body for the employment support sector. The sector has…
@Ofqual has a statutory duty to promote public confidence in regulated qualifications, which means that we need to listen carefully to what people think and…
The Rise of Apprenticeships, the Rise of a Net Zero Modern Apprenticeships were introduced in England in 1994. John Major was Prime Minister leading a…
Five years from the seismic Brexit referendum of June 2016, the UK labour market is feeling its consequences. We have seen a notable shift in…
@ucas_online – 450% increase in student mental health declarations over last decade but progress still needed to address declarations stigma Over the last decade there has…
@1stforEPA – Preparing for end point assessment (EPA) is a large part of a training provider’s role. Get this right and you can greatly improve…
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