With the news that the next UK / EU Summit is due to take place on 20th November, negotiations to get the proposed UK /...
To coincide with Jisc's session at the Association of Colleges (AoC) annual conference, Mark Tysom sets out clear guidance for FE leaders to enhance their...
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...
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Ofsted. The word alone is enough to strike fear into the hearts of many providers; I can hear my readers’ collective groans already. But sadly,…
The Chancellor @RishiSunak announced some action to preserve jobs today, but the new scheme will still see a new wave of job losses and there…
#EYPEN – Change the Story I often sit with a book or an academic journal and never start at the first page. I flip through…
#Post16RevolutionaryReforms The forthcoming white paper presents a once in a generation opportunity to introduce a world class technical education and training system, supporting both young…
Shedding Light on the Labour Market #LMI This is the first in a regular fortnightly series from Emsi, the Labour Market Insight specialists, whereby they…
We will ensure that schools, colleges and universities stay open – because nothing is more important than the education, health and well-being of our young…
@IfATechEd’s first annual #Apprentice panel survey report It gives me enormous pleasure to introduce the first annual survey by the Institute’s apprentice panel. A critically…
Government must create #1000opportunities a day for young people to avoid crisis Policymakers must act now to avoid a record number of young people ending…
Colleges need a clearer identity and more investment to thrive say @EDSKthinktank With a White Paper on the future of the Further Education (FE) sector due…
1. Employer engagement A brilliant 16-19 employability programme should start with the end in mind: which jobs are learners intending to get when they complete?…
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