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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Analysis of Ofsted inspections for apprenticeship provision indicates we still have some way to go to ensure we are getting the basics right – regardless…
When the time comes to pick your university, you will be faced with a plethora of choices. It can be overwhelming at first and there…
#ProudToTeach – Drawing on familiarities I’m not sure whether it should have been surprising or not, but I encountered something strangely familiar about my work when…
How important is Labour Market Insight in developing a curriculum that meets Ofsted’s requirements? I think it’s absolutely critical and I think it’s become even…
Dr Jenny Hallam, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, and Dr Kay Owen, Lecturer in Childhood Studies, of the University of Derby, explain how their work with…
ESFA Chief Executive writes to post-16 education and training providers to underline the strict subcontractor rules ESFA Chief Executive, Eileen Milner, has today (Thursday, 03…
What are your thoughts on the new Ofsted Education Inspection Framework, particularly with regard to what is has to say about curriculum? The new inspection…
Reflections of a new SEND manager I thought I had one of the most worthwhile jobs in the sector when I worked in prisons. I…
What do you think Ofsted are hoping to see from colleges when they talk about Curriculum Intent? I think every inspection framework has had an…
Overtaking Germany in the opportunities offered to students studying technical routes by 2029 – Sector Response to Tory Party Conference announcements from Gavin Williamson and Thérèse…
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