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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It’s the dreaded question for youngsters who are set to finish secondary education — ‘Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?’ At the…
When colleagues at Bolton College started to develop the chatbot service one of the early milestones that was reached was the chatbot’s ability to call back your…
Living in the technological age, teaching and learning is continuously evolving and adapting in line with new digital developments. But where will that see the…
As a student, university was a great experience. I met lots of likeminded people, studied interesting subjects, and – at the end of it –…
The start of the new year has brought much speculation into what the top jobs will be, not only for the year, but for the…
Chris Skidmore spoke at the Royal Academy of Dramatics Arts, outlining his priorities for the role and his view for the future of the higher…
You’d be surprised how many times SDN get asked this question – mainly from assessors who deliver frameworks and are worried they will be out…
The CBI has launched a report ‘Getting Apprenticeships Right: Next Steps‘. The CBI report recommends that the Government must give the Institute for Apprenticeships and…
Today (31 Jan) the Institute for Apprenticeships officially became the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute). From today the Institute is responsible for…
The Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA), becomes the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IfATE) as the Institute takes over responsibility for Apprenticeships and T Levels.…
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