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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A new paper from @FETforL “#FE and #Skills and Shame in Organisational Life” examines organisational shame and explores further education leaders’ own experiences of being shamed The Further Education…
Learning providers will need to embrace online learning as part of the #NewNormal The alarming acceleration of the Covid-19 worldwide has forced providers of education…
The Coronavirus outbreak has left many of us facing tough times. University students are no exception to this trend, with many thousands preparing to take…
Numbers to remain limited, with protective measures in place, and phased opening following new plan to conditionally modify some lockdown restrictions. PM confirms schools, colleges…
Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills Through Online Courses There has been a quiet revolution in learning over the last few years with online courses becoming increasingly…
On 26 February 2020, the Secretary of State for Education asked the Institute to undertake a formal review of the L7 Senior Leader apprenticeship in order to ensure…
How will #COVID_19 affect #apprenticeships in the long run? The COVID-19 situation has created a ‘new normal’ in apprenticeships – students learning from home, tutors providing remote…
Frightened workers self-isolating to protect vulnerable loved ones shouldn’t be punished, says @UNISON The government must do more to protect key workers threatened with dismissal…
Relationship Manager Overview As we all continue to work through the difficult circumstances generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, progress from the digital route review trailblazer…
COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown in the UK has led to many #apprentices either working from home or being furloughed. Fortunately, in the vast majority…
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