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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Let me tell you about a situation that didn’t actually require any English. One of our researchers at Tokyoesque was recently on an excursion with…
Yesterday afternoon, Parliament hosted the Further Education Trust for Leadership (FETL)’s Summer Symposium. Organised in partnership with Policy Connect, the event, entitled ‘New Horizons in…
Technologies like #AI and #automation are transforming the way we live and work Adults whose jobs could change or become obsolete due to advances in…
What do you wish you had known when getting your #ALevelResults? Comment below☀️ pic.twitter.com/KU5T8k7MB1 — Student Minds (@StudentMindsOrg) July 17, 2019 With less than a…
The start of any academic year is always filled with excitement, enthusiasm and to a degree, nervousness. This is amplified this year because of the…
We’re still preparing people for the Victorian production line. We’re teaching kids not to speak out of turn and not to question. We squash creativity.…
Labour Market Statistics, July 2019: Another record breaking month, driven by the self-employed and older workers As with the last few months, today’s jobs figures…
Earlier this week, I shared a radio studio with a colleague from HMPPS who was explaining the work of the New Futures Network (NFN), a…
Bold action is needed from government to reform the degree apprenticeship system so many more people can become degree apprentices, according to a major report…
We all know someone who has struggled to get to grips with technology. The early 90’s saw a technology boom, meaning that most people who…
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