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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As you may have seen in our last article, the picture for the training sector is currently looking fairly positive. 25% of those surveyed who…
Announced in the Coronavirus Bill last month, the government intends to introduce a temporary right to statutory emergency volunteering leave to enable workers, employees and…
The UK government recently cancelled all public examinations, with teacher assessment based on tests and predicted grades set to replace exam grades. Concerns about this…
Latest @AELPUK #Covid_19 impact survey shows training providers working miracles to preserve #apprenticeships and other #skills programmes but they are living on borrowed time Training…
Interested in pursuing a career in fashion once you’ve completed education? There are a wide range of options available aside from the ones you may…
National Achievement Rates for #Apprenticeships Another weekend in self-isolation with the TV, Wine, Dogs and Sarah for company, what more could I ask for other than honing my…
The importance of supporting students’ mental health and wellbeing online, not only during lockdown but at all times There is no denying that university life…
Global #shutdown has accelerated the Fourth Industrial Revolution #4IR – What does this mean for FE and skills? The literature is clear: the geography of…
What does furlough mean for apprentices? Furlough leave is a new form of absence introduced by the Government as part of its Coronavirus Job Retention…
As education training comes under threat, many providers are having to change the way they work to adapt to the current challenges posed by the…
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