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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Major setback for social mobility Today (30 Jul), the Education Policy Institute (EPI), in partnership with the Fair Education Alliance (FEA), has published its flagship Annual…
It’s happened to all of us. We’ve all faced criticism at one time or another, whether deserved or not. And as Theresa May left number…
If so you probably work too much. The average weekly working hours for full-time workers is around 37.5 hours. But in reality half the workers…
Thank you @AnneMilton for asking the PM today if he is going to make sure that both apprenticeships and further education have the cash that…
Students in digital technology are gearing up for the future at Newcastle College, as they prepare to close the North East’s digital skills gap. Curriculum…
There’s a new buzzword in town – curriculum intent The term has come from Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) which will be used to inspect all apprenticeship training…
Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, has been appointed Secretary of State for Education in Boris Johnson’s first evening in office as Prime Minister. New…
There’s a lot of ‘noise’ around the Education Inspection Framework (EIF), says Louise Doyle of quality improvement specialist Mesma, who considers what’s different and how…
How Smart Cities Around the World Impact Workplace Trends. As the world becomes increasingly dependent on technology for efficiency and success, a report by IDC…
Education Secretary accepts recommendations to increase teacher pay scales by 2.75%, equivalent to £1,000 on average classroom teacher pay School teachers and leaders are set…
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