New analysis of data reveals a stark numeracy divide across England, with communities in the North struggling with numbers more than those in the South....
The school 14-16 curriculum has not served the needs of all children. For too long vocational education has been the preserve of FE, especially for...
Two senior roundtables on AI adoption kept returning to the same quiet risk: the tasks that once taught young people the job are being automated...
Lord Agnew, Chair of the House of Lords special inquiry Numeracy for Life Committee summarises the findings and conclusions of the Committee’s year-long inquiry. For...
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...
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#Post16RevolutionaryReforms – To misquote Tony Blair the post-16 white paper should have three priorities; skills, skills and skills. To deliver on the productivity and levelling up…
@WCollegeGroup CEO welcomes @BorisJohnson’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee speech The CEO of a leading college group has welcomed the Government’s commitment to breaking down barriers between…
Covid-19 has affected every aspect of our lives and its effect will continue to be felt in the years to come. The global pandemic has…
@GavinWilliamson outlines new measures to help more people get the skills they need to get ahead which supports the Lifetime Skills Guarantee adult skills package…
Responding to the Prime Minister’s “Lifetime Skills Guarantee” speech addressing adult training and technical skills in England as well as the calls from the Migration…
The Prime Minister’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, announced today (29 Sept), will be a necessary part of our response to the coming wave of unemployment, but…
In a speech at @ExeterCollege on Tuesday morning (29 Sept) Prime Minister @BorisJohnson set out his plans to transform the training and skills system and…
As the Prime Minister announces a major extension of post-18 education and training, a leading think tank has called for further action to reverse a…
In a speech today (29 Sept) Prime Minister @BorisJohnson set out his plans for a “Lifetime Skills Guarantee” to the transform the training and skills…
The Independent Commission on the College of the Future (@CollegeComm) has responded to Prime Minister @BorisJohnson’s speech on skills setting out his plans to transform…
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