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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A growing number of education campuses like Bolton College are using chatbots to help their students, teachers and support teams. As these services mature they…
HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS BEFORE YOU’RE BURNED OUT 44% of Stress and Depression at Work Caused by Workload According to HSE, around 15.4 million…
Pearson’s Functional Skills specifications and sample assessments have recently been accredited by OFQUAL. Pearson is leading the way in learner-focused Functional Skills content and we…
I was speaking to one of our employers last week, who isn’t a levy payer and they asked me, “Where has all the money gone?”…
Schools and colleges in England will receive an extra £940 million to ensure teachers’ pensions remain among the most generous in the country. Education Secretary…
New employer-led Institutes of Technology to offer top-quality, higher level technical education to help close skills gaps in key STEM areas. Part of Government’s plan…
Twelve Institutes of Technology will be set up across the country to boost young people’s skills and set them on a clear path to a…
Reducing the administrative burden on teachers through innovative technology will deliver a richer and more engaging learning experience, says Joe Doyle: The Government’s announcement on…
“We aren’t allowed to assess apprentices on programme, because this only happens during end-point assessment.” I can’t recall any conversations in recent years in my work…
66% of UK employees work an average of 6.3 hours per week without pay with around 22% admitting to working more than 10 unpaid hours…
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