Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
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...
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Throughout England, 71% of students with #autism attend mainstream schools. Unfortunately, many of these schools are unequipped and uneducated about how to best support the needs of…
A question that I have grappled with for many years is – what is leadership? It is such a simple question but a question that…
Covid-19 is having a huge impact on every aspect of higher education and university life. It has put a strain on our resources, is testing…
Sector Response to Prime Minister @BorisJohnson’s update on progress against each of the five tests Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson said: “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic our…
It was announced today that Mark Dawe, chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), will be leaving AELP in mid-August to…
@IFAteched The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) is supporting remote #EPA so hard-working apprentices can still complete their apprenticeships without face-to-face contact…
University and FE providers generally need to be aware that the coronavirus pandemic has placed student accommodation providers in a dire situation. Not only are…
Peter Nikoletatos, Global Industry Director of Education @TechnologyOne explores how universities are employing technology to improve the student experience from enrolment onward: The enrolment imperative to…
Over the last few weeks, I have been spending time talking to directors at apprenticeship training providers, tutors, delivery staff within providers, and apprentices within…
@_Babington CEO’s Predictions for the Sector I think most people will be pretty clear on this – the biggest challenge has been uncertainty. The world and…
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