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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Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton said: “It is great news that these figures show we are continuing to see a rise in the number…
Our State of the Nation 2018-19 report looking at the overall landscape of #socialmobility in Great Britain will be available on our website shortly after…
On Tuesday (30 April) ESFA will be holding a webinar to help training providers support employers who are planning to make or receive a transfer…
The Myers-Briggs Company encourages business to pay closer attention to their teams and consider how Brexit uncertainly is affecting individuals Despite the government’s pledge to…
British employees spend on average 50% of their waking hours working. But for the 34 million workers in the UK, work can be a cause of stress…
Someone once described me as ‘an entrepreneur with public sector values’. As soubriquets go, I’ve been referred to a lot less flatteringly; I also think…
Exam season is one of the most difficult times of year for young people, exam pressure can be a large source of stress and can…
Kings Cross businesses ready local students for exams and beyond Recognising the need to build stronger links between businesses and schools, successive governments have sought…
Sally Collier spoke at The Apprenticeships Conference 2019 about external quality assurance for end-point assessments: I’m delighted to be here today and to have the…
Degree apprenticeships were launched in 2015, but although they’ve had a slow start, they’re actually outperforming apprenticeships at other levels. Higher and degree programmes only make up 0.4% of apprenticeships.…
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