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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Social distancing has been identified as a crucial method in order to help slow the spread and rate of infection during the current #coronavirus (Covid-19)…
@AwardingBodies are dealing with the fallout of Covid-19 #Coronavirus A message from our Chief Executive, @TomBewick. Don’t forget to keep up to date via our…
Earlier today Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills wrote to the FE College leaders about the measures to restrict Covid-19 in FE and the measure…
#CoronaCrisis @Ofqual – Further details on exams and grades announced The exam regulator, Ofqual, and exam boards will work with teachers to provide grades to…
In a letter dated 26th February 2020, Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education asked the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to undertake a…
#CoronaCrisis – Communicating effectively with a newly remote workforce With the recent surge in #RemoteWorking due to COVID-19 there has been a large strain placed…
#CoronaCrisis – The impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s education system is already astronomical, but a critical part of the ecosystem is being largely ignored…
An election promise During the General Election, the Conservatives announced plans for a “national skills fund” worth £3 billion over the course of the next…
#Coronavirus – UK Schools and Colleges will close on Friday until further notice with exams cancelled in May and June Education Secretary, @GavinWilliamson yesterday (18…
The UK faces many skills challenges in the future not least of all ensuring economic and social success post Brexit. To meet these challenges, we…
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