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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AI and Education: the Reality and the Potential While I was enjoying my morning latte on the tube earlier this month, I spotted this headline in…
Once upon a time, going to school was your only responsibility. Nowadays, you may balance work and a family, but you still have the desire…
2018 was a record-breaking year for the UK. We saw the greenest year on record for UK energy generation, with the UK’s renewable energy capacity…
The Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF’s) EdTech online training service, the Enhance Digital Teaching Platform, has recently hit several important milestones: 2,000 bite-size training modules…
I’ve been working on developing ‘Calculate Funding’, a new service for the ESFA’s funding teams. This service enables us to calculate the amount to be…
As someone who works with young people, you have both a legal and moral responsibility to ensure that the children and young people under your…
Using cloud technology to provide internet services to schools I am passionate about the opportunities offered by the cloud. And that’s because it has transformed…
Science Minister hails the importance of humanities to society Chris Skidmore speaking at a meeting of the Arts and Humanities Research Council: Good evening.It’s a…
Apprenticeship training providers and end point assessment organisations have called on the government to stop further risking the reputation of apprenticeships as part of the…
Following on from Mental Health Awareness Week, which aims to make people aware of the negative impact mental health illnesses can have on people’s daily…
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