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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Independent Commission on the College of the Future – Progress Report November 2019 At the Independent Commission on the College of the Future, we are asking…
The Conservative Party have announced plans to put £1.8bn into capital for a further education colleges rebuild programme as part of a ‘skills revolution’. “Our…
The economy is changing fast but successive governments have not prepared people for the challenges ahead. As technology improves and our population ages, almost half…
Has Your Career Stalled? Have you considered recently what you need to do to make sure your career does not stall? You may not be…
In a speech in Blackpool today (12 Nov), Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, Angela Rayner will announce plans to ensure everyone has access to education and…
According to the NHS, “mental health is about how we think, feel, and behave” and it can take many different forms. Mental health problems can…
Education professionals are spending more time working than ever. In fact, the education industry was found by a new study to be the sector most…
ABCs are Still the Building Blocks of a STEM Powered Future Today (8 Nov) is International STEM Learning Day and students across the country will…
Further education pathways: Examining the life outcomes of students studying #vocational qualifications A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), commissioned by the Health…
Following the formal launch of the UK General Election campaign, the FAB Board has announced that chief executive, Tom Bewick, who is standing for political…
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