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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What do we know now that we didn’t know then? With a few weeks breathing room since the end of term I’ve found myself reflecting…
The purpose of end point assessment is to judge how apprentices applied the knowledge, skills and behaviours they acquired during their apprenticeship. It isn’t enough to say…
Inequality is a killer. Literally. It’s widely recognised and known from a wealth of research that specific economic and social deprivation variables have causality to…
Chair of @Ofqual announces U-Turn on how #GCSE, AS and #ALevel grades will be awarded this summer We understand this has been a distressing time…
The #ALevelResults fiasco has affected students from all institutions and from all backgrounds, but not proportionally Sixth form and FE colleges are by far the…
Today (17 Aug) the government launches its #BackToSchoolSafely campaign to reassure parents and students that schools and colleges are ready for their return in September.…
@GavinWilliamson launches campaign to get children #BackToSchoolSafely to school and college Today (17 Aug) the government launches its #BackToSchoolSafely campaign to reassure parents and students…
@GavinWilliamson gives reassurance for schools and students on result appeals Government action ensures the fairest possible approach in the absence of exams Schools Minister to…
#ALevelResults day is widely covered by the mainstream media. However, little attention is paid to those young people receiving the results of their Vocational Qualifications…
The idea might seem self-evident. Training is all about the training or, to put it another way, training is all about the learners. Right? But…
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