Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
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#Post16RevolutionaryReforms – We have spent the last 40 years going through the same debate, using the same narrative and the same rationale about why we need…
Today’s young people face becoming a “lost generation” unless the Government develops a COBRA-style response to boost skills and job opportunities, (@LGAcomms) the Local Government…
#Post16RevolutionaryReforms – Nobody within the political machine ever reads articles by those outside their immediate sphere. Ministers and officials are swamped with more reading than they…
Nation’s job hunt #JETS off Hundreds of thousands of job seekers are set to benefit from a new employment programme launching today (Monday 5 October…
#Post16RevolutionaryReforms – Start with an external review, add in some international comparisons, promise more money, implement qualification reform and explain how you intend to simplify the…
Following on from the Prime Minister’s comments on the need to improve vocational education provision in the UK and plans for the forthcoming Autumn Education…
At @ukEdge we have been keen to keep the discussion going on how we can drive forward a new agenda for further education in this…
#Post16RevolutionaryReforms – The world of work is set for radical transformation over the next decade. Technological change will revolutionise entire industries and engender employer demand for…
#BlackHistoryMonth – Black @FELeadership Group (BFELG) welcomes the Department of Education (@EducationGovUK) and @GillianKeegan’s response to its recent Open Letter to Address Systemic Racism in Further Education.…
@CoventryCollege preparing for acceleration of high student demand from #LifetimeSkillsGuarantee The Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee is set to increase existing high demand at Coventry College…
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