While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
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...
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Transitioning to Level 3 #TLevels T levels are exciting new Level 3 study programmes for 16 to 18-year-olds. 25 T Levels in sectors as varied…
@Ofsted for new providers entering #RoATP When monitoring visits were introduced by OFSTED some 2 years ago primarily aimed at new providers entering RoATP, we…
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College serves a diverse community within the boroughs of South East London. Around one third of the students, primarily 16-18 year…
DEMOGRAPHY AND COLLEGE LEADERSHIP #AgeingPopulation The median age of the UK population is just shy of 40 (39.9), and is due to hit 42.2 in…
The evolution of apprenticeships Last month saw the latest apprenticeship data from the Department for Education released amidst the ongoing debate about how funds from the apprenticeship…
Results have yet to match the aspirations The aspiration for policy makers over the last couple of decades has been to improve early years and…
With more than half of British residents wanting to change their careers, the thought of doing so certainly isn’t unheard of, especially when it comes to…
What are the Institute’s Route Panels – and what’s life like as a Route Panel Member? As part of National Apprenticeship Week, the Institue spoke…
#FutureofEducations – Technology that is enhancing education Classrooms are far more technologically advanced than they were ten years ago, and classic chalk and blackboard approach…
Route Panel Members play an important role in checking the quality of apprenticeship standards before they’re published and, as part of the Engineering and Manufacturing…
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