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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#NationalApprenticeshipWeek is the perfect opportunity to remind ourselves of all the ways that apprenticeships can add value to a sector. Josie Rothera, Course Director for…
Apprenticeships are for anyone – young or old – who wants to make a start or change in their career. And they’re a great vehicle…
Further education providers across the country are to benefit from a package of support, worth up to £24 million, so they can continue to recruit,…
#LookBeyond – From Apprentice to Managing Director… Construction Boss Dispels Myths Around Apprentices for #NAW2020 #NationalApprenticeshipWeek is making a comeback this week (3-7 Feb), and with…
From scanning barcodes, to working on detailed layouts – Archie Lamb is very glad he made the move from supermarket temp to Electrical Design Apprentice. He…
#NationalApprenticeshipWeek #LookBeyond Are Apprenticeships The Way Forward? With apprenticeships growing in prevalence across the UK, it is more important than ever that young people understand the…
#NAW2020 – New @CityandGuilds research finds adults living in England think apprenticeships trump university for skills development and value for money… Yet, the majority would still…
There are more than 1.7 million students on Undergraduate University courses in the UK. And while most graduates are in some form of employment within 6 months…
#Education and #skills are about behavioural change For example, when we teach a child to ride a bike their behaviour changes from falling off the…
A cross departmental strategy needs big picture thinking with genuine local understanding Leading a debate on social mobility in the House of Lords yesterday evening…
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