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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Here at the Apprenticeship Service we are committed to providing the best service possible for our users, and it’s always useful to hear how the…
Today, the Association for Colleges’ has called for the base per-pupil funding rate for T Levels to be raised from £4,000 to £5,000 per pupil…
A report from the Royal Statistical Society has been published which has found that women still face a significant gender bias in the UK workplace.…
There is a real risk to the long-term economic prosperity of the UK if we do not get the introduction and implementation of T Levels…
Concern has been raised by construction industry experts about a shortage of skilled workers. It was revealed by City & Guilds that 87% of employers…
Research into Project-based learning (PBL), involving long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with employers shows profound benefits for students says a report published today (19 Feb) by…
Government does know what serious and impactful intervention in poorly performing education institutions looks like. Its failure to do so in further education is a…
It’s the role, and the opportunity, of the leader to model the change they envision for the organisation. That means the chief executive is principally…
This Valentine’s Day, we’re taking an un-conventional approach to the traditional message. We are encouraging candidates to focus on themselves and ensure they are in…
In an environment where funding is desperately scarce, it is vital that leaders have processes in place to align resources with organisational purpose, strategy and…
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